Word origins

• LoaizaA surname.
• HoyosA surname from Spanish.
• tornilloA small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.
• vareA wand or staff of authority or justice.
• JujuyA province in northwestern Argentina.
• tandaA turn of dancing in a milonga or tango; a music set or broadcast corresponding to such a turn.
• aguayoA rectangular piece of patterned cloth, used in traditional South American communities to carry children, goods, etc.
• TanoThe Hopi-Tewa people.
• conversaa female converso
• varasA surname from Spanish.
• mantillaA lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
• MinayaA surname from Spanish.
• soleraA method of producing sherry in which small amounts of younger wines stored in an upper tier of casks are systematically blended with the more mature wine in the casks below
• ChimayoA census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States.
• chichaA fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
• TeideA dormant volcano on Tenerife; the highest mountain in Spain.
• EscuderoA surname from Spanish.
• criolloA member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.
• herraduraA curved masonry wall characteristic of the Ancestral Puebloan road network.
• GispertA surname from Spanish.
• CentenoA surname from Spanish.
• CochitiA people and federally recognized tribe of Pueblo Native Americans in northern New Mexico, speaking a dialect of Eastern Keres.
• PayesA surname from Spanish.
• carambaExclamation of surprise or dismay.; gosh!, darn!
• ChiricahuaA member of a particular Native American tribe.
• barrancaA steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
• capizThe windowpane oyster.
• platinaplatinum.
• RedondaAn island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda.
• TarlacA province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tarlac City.
• LegaspiA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
• MenemA surname from Spanish
• sopeA traditional Mexican food consisting of a masa base with various savory toppings.
• quebradaA ravine or valley in Latin America.
• pitoA type of beer made from fermented millet or sorghum in parts of West Africa.
• AlavaA surname.
• DumagueteA city, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines.
• robleCalifornia white oak (Quercus lobata).
• SaucedoA surname from Spanish.
• QuirosA surname from Spanish.
• aldeaa village
• SurigaoA former province of the Philippines.
• ValerianaAn archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico.
• BicolThe language of the native inhabitants of the region, Bicolano.
• PineroA surname from Spanish.
• OlivasA surname from Spanish.
• tomatilloA plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
• HilarioA surname from Spanish.
• ayuntamientoA corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
• SoteloA surname from Spanish
• TorrezA surname from Spanish.
• AnegadaAn island of the British Virgin Islands.
• SabaterA surname from Catalan.
• acerolaAny tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.
• LibertadorA municipality in the state of Aragua.
• pangaA large broad-bladed knife.
• montonA heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.
• UxmalAn ancient Maya city of the classical period, located in present-day Mexico.
• 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.
• YanezA surname from Spanish.
• JoloAn island of the Philippines.
• quinellaA form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
• LarreaA surname.
• cucarachaA Mexican ballroom and nightclub dance.
• MendiolaA surname of Basque origin.
• CallejaA surname from Spanish.
• capulinThe Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
• verdinA small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus flaviceps, endemic to desert areas of the southwestern United States, that is the only species of family Remizidae found in the New World.
• DelacruzA surname from Spanish
• ManriqueA surname from Spanish.
• abuelaA Hispanic grandmother.
• arbolA small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper.
• barrancoA gully, gulch, or ravine.
• litoralA province of Equatorial Guinea.
• MagallanesA surname from Spanish.
• amontilladoA pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
• MenesesA surname from Spanish.
• FontanA Fontan procedure.
• ruedasA surname from Spanish.
• aguinaldoA gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
• turistaSynonym of traveler's diarrhea.
• brazaSynonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.
• CajamarcaA surname from Spanish.
• VillafrancaA surname.
• NavarreteA surname from Spanish.
• ChurubuscoA community in the Federal District, Mexico.
• MadrazoA surname from Spanish.
• ArmendarizA surname.
• RobledoA surname from Spanish.
• arroyosA surname from Spanish.
• OquendoA surname.
• RobainaA surname from Spanish.
• AmericoA male given name.
• oscuroA cigar made with very dark tobacco.
• VanegasA surname from Spanish.
• EcheverriaA surname from Basque, an anglicization of Echeverría, of Basque origin.
• BerriosA surname of Spanish origin
• NarvaezA surname.