English words from Spanish
- Argentine RepublicOfficial name of Argentina: a country in South America.
- ArgoteA surname.
- ArismendezA surname from Spanish.
- AristizabalA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
- AristyA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
- ArizagaA surname.
- ArizolaAn unincorporated place in Arizona, United States.
- ArizpeA surname.
- armadillaA small armada.
- ArmenterosA surname from Spanish.
- armónicoA stringed instrument with seven strings in six courses and one string (the middle one) doubled; it is structurally a combination of a guitar and a tres.
- ArocheA surname from Spanish.
- ArosteguiA surname from Spanish.
- arpilleraA patchwork picture made predominantly by women in Chile, especially as a form of underground protest during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet.
- arrastraA device formerly used by gold-miners for grinding auriferous quartz, crudely resembling a mortar and pestle, with the crushing element dragged around by horse or mule.
- ArreagaA surname from Spanish.
- ArriazaA surname.
- arrieroA person who transports goods using pack animals.
- ArrillagaA surname.
- ArrizonA surname from Spanish.
- ArronaA surname.
- ArroyaveA surname.
- arroz caldoarroz caldo (Filipino rice porridge casserole rice and chicken gruel)
- arroz con lechea Spanish dessert made with rice, milk and sugar, similar to rice pudding
- arroz con polloA traditional dish of Spain and Latin America, made with chicken and rice and closely related to paella.
- ArtiagaA surname.
- ArtolaA surname.
- ArvayoA surname from Spanish.
- ArzagaA surname.
- ArzuagaA surname.
- AscencionA surname from Spanish.
- asopaoA kind of stew from Puerto Rico.
- assientoA contract or convention between Spain and other powers for providing African slaves for the Spanish colonies in America, especially the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.
- assinicoA stupid fellow, an ass.
- AsunciónThe capital and largest city of Paraguay.
- atabalA kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
- atajoA train of mules or horses.
- AtanacioA surname from Spanish.
- ataque de nerviosA psychological syndrome among Iberian-descended cultures, involving uncontrollable screaming or shouting, crying, trembling, sensations of heat rising in the chest and head, dissociative experiences, and verbal or physical aggression.
- AtaydeA surname from Spanish.
- AtiquizayaA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
- AtlacomulcoA municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico. Seat: Atlacomulco de Fabela.
- AtlánticoA department of Colombia.
- atoleA sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
- AudeloA surname from Spanish.
- ausubobalata tree
- autocoupA coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
- autogolpeAn autocoup, especially one in a Spanish-speaking country.
- AvendanoA surname.
- aviadoOne who works a mine with means provided by another.
- ÁvilaA province in Castile and León, Spain. Capital: Ávila.
- AvilésA city on the coast of Asturias, Spain.
- ay ay ayUsed to express surprise or dismay.
- AyerbeA surname.
- AyllonA surname from Spanish.
- ayocoteThe runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus).
- AysénA state of Aysén, Chile.
- AyutuxtepequeA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
- AzacualpaA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
- AzconaA surname.
- azogueSilver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.
- AzpeitiaA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
- AzqueltánA village in Jalisco, Mexico.
- AzuaraA surname from Spanish.
- AzuayA province in the Andean region of southern Ecuador.
- AzurmendiA surname.
- babacoA fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii
- BacallaoA surname from Spanish.
- bacanoraA Mexican alcoholic beverage distilled from agave plants, made in the state of Sonora.
- bachateroA singer of bachata music.
- BachichaA surname from Spanish.
- BachillerA surname from Spanish.
- BacilioA surname from Spanish.
- BacolorA municipality of Pampanga, Philippines.
- BacoorA city in Cavite, Philippines.
- bagreAny of various types of catfish, located along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
- bagualaA genre of folk music of northeastern Argentina.
- baharequeConstruction material similar to adobe, consisting of clay or mud reinforced with sticks or canes.
- Bahía BlancaA coastal city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
- bailecitoA genre of traditional style of dance music of Bolivia and Northern Argentina in 6/8 time.
- BaizA surname from Spanish.
- Baja CaliforniaA peninsula in Mexico: A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California; administered as the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
- Bajo de MasinlocScarborough Shoal
- Bakakeng CentralA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
- Bakakeng NorteA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
- BalangaA city, the provincial capital of Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines.
- BalanyáA municipality of Chimaltenango department, Guatemala.
- BalbuenaA surname from Spanish.
- balchéAn intoxicating beverage made by soaking the bark of the leguminous tree Lonchocarpus violaceus in honey and water and fermenting it.
- balconingThe act of jumping between the balconies of two hotel rooms; especially of tourists in Spain.
- BaldenegroA surname from Spanish.
- BalderramaA surname from Spanish.
- BaldovinosA surname from Spanish.
- BallesteroA surname from Spanish.
- balseroA refugee who travels from Cuba to America by sea.
- BaltodanoA surname from Spanish.
- bambucoA traditional music genre from Colombia, formed in the 19th and 20th centuries as a blend of Basque folk music and the European waltz.
- BanalesA surname from Spanish.
- Bandera CountyOne of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Bandera.
- banderillaA decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.