Word origins

• GoletaA city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
• llanoA plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
• desperadoA bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
• boloA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
• EsmeraldaA female given name from Spanish.
• NogalesA city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.
• RuidosoA village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.
• sottoA surname.
• PalaciosA surname from Spanish.
• EnsenadaA number of places, including
• PotosiA city, the county seat of Washington County, Missouri, United States.
• OrilliaA city in northern Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
• bozoA stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
• plantainAny plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
• buckarooA cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.
• CardenasA surname from Spanish.
• UvaldeA valley in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
• saguaroCarnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".
• ConcepcionA surname from Spanish.
• quinineAn alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.
• MejiaA surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Mejía.
• MontecitoA census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
• estanciaA large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.
• CastanedaA surname from Spanish.
• TicoCosta Rican
• sombreroA kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.
• EvangelistaA surname from Spanish.
• caimanAny of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
• AlturasA city, the county seat of Modoc County, California, United States.
• yayococaine
• infanteAny son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
• sabeTo understand.
• ToltecA member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.
• quixoticResembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
• PaiuteAny member of two related groups of North American aboriginal peoples: the Northern Paiute of California, Nevada, and Oregon, and the Southern Paiute of Arizona, southeastern California and Nevada, and Utah.
• porgyAny of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
• DavilaA surname from Spanish, of Spanish or Galician origin
• palenqueA community of runaway slaves.
• dallyTo waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
• urbanoAn umbrella term for various popular Latin American music genres.
• pampasThe extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
• CallaoThe largest port city of Peru.
• tamaleA Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
• CaviteA province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas.
• monosAn island of Trinidad and Tobago.
• BuscoChurubusco (a town in Indiana).
• olioA rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
• tuleAny of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
• huevosHuevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish
• pacaAny of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.
• AlmedaA surname from Spanish of Spanish and Arabic origin.
• granmaA province of Cuba, originally part of Oriente province.
• ToyaA surname.
• CoahuilaA state of Mexico.
• machismoAn excessive masculine pride, exaggerated masculinity.
• ocotilloAny of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
• chollaAny of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
• ReyeA surname.
• quadrilleA dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
• RendonA surname from Spanish.
• parangA short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.
• loperOne who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
• picaresqueOf or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
• KingsburgA village in Lunenburg district municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• PaezA Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.
• ritoThe young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.
• CarinoA surname.
• ceroA large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.
• VadoA census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.
• cobiaA perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
• SalcedoA surname.
• catrinaAn elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.
• bosalA type of noseband used on a horse.
• chupaA unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.
• benoAn alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented sap of palm trees, originating from the Philippines.
• CheetosA snack made from pieces of crunchy, cheese-flavored extruded cornmeal, originally from the US, now distributed globally.
• MexicaA member of an indigenous people of the Americas
• ZapotecA member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.
• beezernose
• perfectaA kind of bet wherein the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.
• pawpawAny member of the genus Asimina of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
• puduA very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
• dulcineasweetheart, ladylove
• platinaplatinum.
• RedondaAn island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda.
• AnegadaAn island of the British Virgin Islands.
• LibertadorA municipality in the state of Aragua.
• stevedoreA dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work.
• OtavaloA town in Imbabura province, north of Quito, Ecuador, famous for its markets.
• overoA pinto horse with white-over-dark body markings.
• arbolA small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper.
• morosA dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
• CarrizozoA town, the county seat of Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.
• noriaA treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
• carolinesSynonym of Caroline Islands.
• LometaA minor city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States.
• JacindaA female given name.
• LozaA surname.
• IdiazabalSynonym of Idiazabal cheese.
• yolacocaine