Word origins

• roadrunnerEither of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).
• CastilianA native of Castile.
• muscaAn autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
• Angel CityLos Angeles, California.
• Argentine RepublicOfficial name of Argentina: a country in South America.
• autocoupA coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
• black legendHistoriographical phenomenon in which a sustained trend in historical writing of biased reporting and introduction of fabricated, exaggerated and/or decontextualized facts is directed against particular persons, nations or institutions with the intention of creating a distorted and uniquely inhuman image of them.
• black sapoteA kind of fruit.
• blue bloodNoble or aristocratic ancestry.
• Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaOfficial name of Venezuela: a country in South America.
• Bolson tortoiseA large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.
• break-axeA South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis
• break-bonesAny bird in the genus Macronectes, known as giant petrels.
• Cape St. GeorgeA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• CastilianismHispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.
• Central MassifUrrieles Massif (a massif in Picos de Europa, Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain, Spain).
• Chinese mestizoA person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry.
• City of AngelsNickname for Los Angeles: a major city in California, United States.
• Civil GuardA police officer in the Civil Guard.
• coconut appleThe cotyledon of a coconut eaten as food.
• cold dropA high-impact rainfall event occurring in the autumn along the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
• continuismThe practice of serving in office indefinitely by bypassing or abolishing term limits.
• Cordovan hatA wide-brimmed traditional hat made in the city of Córdoba, Spain and traditionally worn in a large part of Andalusia.
• dirty warA conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.
• Dominican RepublicA country in the Caribbean. Capital: Santo Domingo.
• firelandLand that is characterized by, or has been degraded by, fires.
• green jokeA joke about sex, (a dirty joke) or feces; toilet humor.
• group of deathA group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.
• Gulf of PanamaA gulf off the southern coast of Panama, where most of eastern Panama's southern shores adjoin it.
• Highland PopolucaA variety of Popoluca spoken in the municipalities of Soteapan, Tatahuicapan, Hueyapan de Ocampa and Benito Juarez, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
• horizontalismA political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society.
• Isle of YouthAn island and special municipality south of the island of Cuba, across the Gulf of Batabanó.
• Isthmus NahuatlThe variety or varieties of Nahuatl spoken in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
• it takes all kinds to make a worldDiversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.
• Kingdom of SpainOfficial name of Spain: a country in Southern Europe.
• ludopathOne who exhibits ludopathy (problem gambling).
• Mary JaneMarijuana.
• Mayan RivieraA coastline on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; between Cancun and Punta Allen. A holiday spot containing beach resorts reminiscent of the French Riviera.
• Mecayapan NahuatlThe variety of Nahuatl spoken in the municipality of Mecayapan, Veracruz, Mexico.
• moment of truthA deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.
• Mopan RiverA river beginning in the Petén department of Guatemala and flowing into the Cayo district of Belize where it merges with the Macal River to form the Belize River.
• mother lodeA large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.
• National CatholicismThe hegemony of the Catholic Church over all aspects of public and private life, one aspect of Francoism.
• New GranadaA historical province in colonial South America corresponding to present-day Colombia and Ecuador.
• New IberiaA city, the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States.
• New SongA leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.
• New SpainA former viceroyalty (a type of colony) in North America and Central America that existed from 1521 to 1821. It comprised of Spain's territorial possessions in the New World including the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Philippines, established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521.
• New SpartaA state of Venezuela.
• Oriental Republic of UruguayOfficial name of Uruguay: a country in South America.
• Port AntonioA town, the parish capital of Portland parish, Jamaica.
• Port of SpainThe capital city of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Port RoyalA town and former capital of Jamaica.
• queen oliveA superior kind of olive grown in Spain. It is large and oblong, with a small but long pit and a delicate flavour, and is cured when green.
• refried beansA dry to mushy paste made by boiling, mashing, and then frying particularly pinto or black beans, included in or served as anything from a main dish in Central America to a dip in the Southern US and a side dish in Mexico.
• River PlateA river in South America.
• Saint ChristopherA medal, pendant or necklace embossed with an image of Saint Christopher (the martyr), historically worn by Catholics to represent their faith while they travelled.
• Saint KittsAn island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• Salvadoran quesadillaA type of pan dulce in Salvadoran cuisine, made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.
• San Pedro Amuzgos AmuzgoThe variety of Amuzgo spoken in and around San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca, Mexico.
• sea catAn octopus (Octopoda spp.).
• Serpent's MouthA strait in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Southern ConeThe southern portion of South America, consisting of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, sometimes southern Brazil, São Paulo state and Paraguay.
• Spanish mestizoA person of mixed ethnic Spanish Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry.
• State of MexicoA state of Mexico. Capital: Toluca. The most populous of the 32 federal entities of the country of Mexico, and surrounding Mexico City.
• street tacoA type of open-faced taco with a soft corn tortilla shell, typically sold in street carts.
• stuffing cucumberThe caigua.
• tapir frogA species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots
• tiger's milkThe sauce or marinade, made with lime juice and fish, in which ceviche is cured.
• Tlamacazapa NahuatlThe variety of Nahuatl spoken in Tlamacazapa, Guerrero, Mexico.
• transgendercideThe killing of a transgender person or transgender people collectively because of their gender, especially when motivated by transphobia.
• truckonautOne of the Cubans who adapted a truck to act as a boat and used it to sail to the USA.
• United Mexican StatesOfficial name of Mexico: a country in North America.
• Upper PeruA historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia.
• war to the knifeMortal combat; fighting to the death.
• White LegendA set of pro-Hispanic ideas attempting to counterbalance the anti-Hispanic Black Legend (Spanish Leyenda Negra).