Word origins

• keyAn object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).
• FloridaA state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.
• quiteWith verbs, especially past participles.
• amazonA member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.
• coloradoA cigar of medium color and strength.
• santaAn instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
• permitTo allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
• plateA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• hondaA closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
• platinumThe chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
• potA flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
• ranchA large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
• oliveA tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
• cabA compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
• DominicanA native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof.
• BahamasAn archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
• VictorianOf or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
• AntiguaThe largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.
• TobagoAn island and ward of the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago.
• gigOriginally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
• lolitaA young girl who is sexually alluring.
• carmenA female given name from Spanish
• chiliThe pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
• NevisAn island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• ventAn opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
• BarbudaAn island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.
• AnitaA female given name from Spanish.
• indigoA purplish-blue color.
• yayAn expression of happiness.
• shackA crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
• marcosA male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Mark.
• vegaAn automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
• tornadoA violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
• HavanaA type of large cigar produced in Cuba.
• rocAn enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
• BajaA city in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
• GalvestonA coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.
• HernandezA surname from Spanish.
• savannaA mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
• SevilleThe capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
• AlicanteA province of the Valencian Community, Spain.
• ReyesA surname from Spanish.
• maraA nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
• GomezAn unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.
• margaritaA cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
• romeropilot fish
• alligatorEither of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
• tramA passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
• campoA police officer assigned to a university campus.
• ICAA region of Peru.
• SevillaA barangay of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
• RosarioA surname.
• embargoAn order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
• IbanezA surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Ibáñez.
• QuestaA surname from Spanish.
• zorroA South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf.
• CortezA surname from Spanish.
• trampolineA gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
• placerOne who places or arranges something.
• MaderaA city, the county seat of Madera County, California, United States.
• rayonA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
• uteA small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck.
• osoA supporter of the Bear Flag revolt in California.
• bongoA striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
• mangroveAny of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
• solanoOne of an indigenous people of southern Texas and the northern portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila.
• palomaA cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.
• CadizA barangay of Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
• caribepiranha fish
• EuniceA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• PaducahA member of the Comanche people.
• TulareA city in Tulare County, California, United States.
• SanibelA city on Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, United States.
• AragonAn autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Capital: Zaragoza.
• DominguezA surname from Spanish.
• cavanA unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
• ventaA roadside inn in Spain.
• gilaMad; crazy; insane.
• AlegreA surname from Spanish.
• sucreThe former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
• HermosaA municipality in Bataan province, Philippines.
• BanderaA surname from Spanish.
• naveThe middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
• CalienteAn unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
• BrazosA river that flows through Texas, United States, into the Gulf of Mexico.
• atorvastatinA statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.
• PalacioA surname.
• SocorroA city, the county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
• TuskegeeAn unethical experiment on humans.
• CartagenaA city in Murcia, Spain.
• cinchA simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
• bazookaA primitive trombone having wide tubes.
• AsturiasAn autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.
• boobyA stupid person.
• demarcationThe act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
• OrovilleA city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
• lariatA lasso.
• stadeSynonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).
• calaverasA community in Wilson County, Texas, United States.
• CastileA medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.