Word origins

• LizarragaA surname.
• timbaleA drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
• BejaranoA surname from Spanish.
• paisanoAn Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
• MoscosoA surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
• GaviriaA surname.
• LometaA minor city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States.
• ValadezA surname from Spanish.
• OramaA surname from Spanish.
• MirelesA surname from Spanish.
• CanteA surname from Spanish.
• toritoA sweet creamy cocktail originating in Mexico.
• TenochtitlanThe former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City.
• PedernalesA river in central Texas, United States.
• PSOEThe Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party.
• ZambalesA province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.
• VaronaA surname from Spanish.
• falloThe dispositive portion of a court's ruling, coming at the end of the ruling.
• ZuliaA state of Venezuela.
• OcasioA surname.
• cartolinaA large sheet of colored paper (usually in rolls).
• chinchThe bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
• palmoA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
• ZamoranoA surname from Spanish.
• TorrijosA surname from Spanish.
• BolanosA surname from Spanish.
• QuetzaltenangoA city and municipality, the capital of Quetzaltenango department, Guatemala.
• rozasA surname from Spanish.
• fideonoodles or vermicelli, or a dish or soup containing such.
• MosqueraA surname from Spanish.
• CarreonA surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Carreón
• guiroSynonym of sekere.
• FSLNSandinista National Liberation Front; a socialist political party in Nicaragua.
• mallinA type of wetland in Patagonia.
• JacindaA female given name.
• SeguiA surname from Spanish.
• AbascalA surname from Spanish.
• YagoA male given name from Spanish.
• CapillaA surname from Spanish.
• RegalaA surname from Spanish.
• LozaA surname.
• bastoA card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards
• UnamunoA surname from Spanish.
• mirasolA variety of chili; when dried, the chilis are called guajillos.
• CerezoA surname from Spanish.
• ReconquistaThe process by which the Christian countries of Spain and Portugal were reconquered and regained from the Moors.
• HuertasA surname from Spanish.
• granadoA surname from Spanish.
• AlbayA province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Legazpi.
• IntramurosA district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
• OlaveA surname.
• lechona kind of spit-roasted food, usually a pig
• JicarillaA Southern Athabascan (Native American) people.
• MejiasA surname from Spanish.
• chivaheroin
• OnateA surname.
• PelaezA surname from Spanish.
• AragonesA surname from Spanish [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
• IdiazabalSynonym of Idiazabal cheese.
• abrazoA Latin American embrace.
• AvellanedaA surname from Spanish.
• AltamiranoA surname from Spanish.
• MaymeA 19th-century alternative spelling of Mamie, diminutive of the female given name Mary.
• falcataA sword in pre-Roman Iberia having a concave edge to the blade.
• antojitoAny of various types of snack or appetizer in Mexican cuisine, such as a torta or pambazo.
• yolacocaine
• guanacoA South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.
• MarroquinA surname from Spanish.
• chicleThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
• churroA fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.
• AbeytaA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
• pimientoSynonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
• ChiriquiA province of Panama.
• tucoA tomato-based pasta sauce, similar to a ragout or bolognese, traditionally consumed in South America.
• corridoA Mexican or Mexican-American ballad or folk song.
• taguaThe fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can be carved like ivory, and is used for beads, buttons, etc.
• yucacassava
• huevoAn egg.
• bandoneonA small Latin American accordion played with buttons which is frequently used in tango ensembles.
• chimeneaA Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.
• BernabeA surname from Spanish.
• guajiraA female guajiro.
• calandriaA form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.
• ViganA city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.
• acequiaAn irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US.
• CiprianA surname from Spanish.
• amainWith all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
• amatePaper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
• hortensiahydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
• vamonoslet's go
• ElizaldeA surname.
• PeronaA surname from Spanish.
• LeivaA surname from Spanish.
• OsornoA surname from Spanish.
• OropezaA surname from Spanish
• luminariaA vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
• BenavidezA surname.
• OspinaA surname from Spanish.
• bungoA Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 C.E., and commonly used until circa 1900.
• SaldivarA surname.