Word origins

• FresnoA city, the county seat of Fresno County, in central California, United States.
• toledoA sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
• chiliThe pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
• colaThe kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
• NevisAn island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• manilaVenerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
• falconAny bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
• salsaA spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
• mayaa flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.
• pesoA former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
• ventAn opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
• fiestaA religious festival.
• SantiagoA municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• BarbudaAn island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.
• valenciaA kind of sweet orange.
• RodriguezA patrilineal surname from Spanish.
• cigarA cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
• AnitaA female given name from Spanish.
• MartinezA patrilineal surname from Spanish.
• cocaAny of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
• taraGoodbye.
• canoeA small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
• warsawAny of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae
• playaA level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
• pumaA mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
• LagunaOf or pertaining to the Laguna Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Keres they speak.
• rodeoA gathering of cattle to be branded.
• cocoaThe dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
• CastroA surname from Spanish.
• limaLima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).
• indigoA purplish-blue color.
• ramadaA simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
• ranchoA simple hut, such as one with posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers would lodge at night.
• FernandoA male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.
• oleAn interjection used to stir up excitement.
• BocaA former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.
• diabloThe Devil or a devil.
• albaA type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
• PabloA male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Paul.
• puebloA community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
• GonzalezA surname from Spanish.
• oshaA perennial herb of species Ligusticum porteri, found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern New Mexico.
• ReyA surname from Spanish.
• yayAn expression of happiness.
• SyA Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish
• SanchezA surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic]; variant form Sánchez.
• veronicaThe image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
• coronaA large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
• bravoA hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
• shackA crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
• marcosA male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Mark.
• PerezThe father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob.
• FerdinandA male given name from the Germanic languages, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.
• mosquitoA small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.
• DiazA city in Arkansas.
• salvageThe rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
• SantanaA surname from Spanish.
• 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.
• coaA primitive hoe, a sharp wooden rod formerly used by Native Americans to till the soil.
• vivaLong live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
• GranadaA city, the provincial capital of Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.
• rocAn enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
• ChavezA surname from Spanish.
• FilipinoA citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
• MalagaA port city, the capital of the province of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.
• MateoA male given name from Spanish.
• IbizaAn island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
• BajaA city in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
• breakerSomething that breaks (something else).
• maizeCorn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
• GalvestonA coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.
• RiveraA surname from Spanish.
• chicoA Latin-American boy; a Latino.
• amigaA female friend.
• litreThe metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
• alamoA poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
• HernandezA surname from Spanish.
• planoOf lenses: flat; having no curvature; not serving to correct the vision.
• FloresAn island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal, in the North Atlantic.
• RicardoA male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Richard.
• alamedaA tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.
• caminoThe route followed on a pilgrimage through Spain.
• medinaThe traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.
• VallartaA surname from Spanish.
• coyoteCanis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
• armadaA fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
• palmaA city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.
• cocoCoconut palm.
• isabelSynonym of isabella.
• tresA three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
• pastelAny of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
• PicassoA surname.
• mojoA magic spell or hex.
• AmarilloA city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.
• voxThe voice, especially one's singing voice; vocals.
• monaCercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.
• nuevoNew or novel, usually in reference to Latin American culture.
• savannaA mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.