Word origins

• bucardoThe Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica).
• Buena VistaThe 1847 Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War.
• Buenos AiresThe capital city of Argentina.
• BukeleA surname in Spanish
• BukelismThe philosophy and politics espoused by Nayib Bukele.
• BulaqueñoOf, or pertaining to Bulacan.
• bulbilA bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
• bullerengueAn African-styled music style and dance from Panama.
• BulnesA surname from Spanish.
• BuñuelianRelating to Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), Mexican-Spanish filmmaker who worked in many genres, including surrealism.
• BurciagaA surname.
• burladeroA protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
• BurqueñoOf or relating to Albuquerque.
• burritaA Latin American dish of meat and cheese in a tortilla, especially if folded rather than rolled like a burrito.
• burundangaAny of various hyoscine-based drugs, especially scopolamine, which have medical applications, are of limited (possibly illicit) recreational use and are used for criminal activities like rape or robbery because they can render the victim unconscious and are popularly thought to cancel their willpower.
• busconA prospector (someone who searches for ore).
• BustamenteA surname from Spanish
• BustillosA surname from Spanish.
• buyobetel
• caballadaA herd of horses.
• caballeriaA medieval Spanish land tenure equivalent to a knight's fee, held under an obligation for military service.
• caballitoA traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds.
• CabañasA department of El Salvador.
• CabanillaA surname from Spanish.
• CabrejaA surname from Spanish.
• CabrialesA surname from Spanish.
• cabrillaEpinephelus analogus (spotted grouper), of the eastern Pacific.
• cabritoMeat from a young goat; kid.
• CacahuatepecA city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• CacaoperaA group of people indigenous to El Salvador and Nicaragua
• CáceresA province of Extremadura, Spain.
• cachopoAn Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries.
• cachuchaA dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusia
• cacicazgoA Taino chieftainship, ruled by a cacique.
• cacomistleAny member of the species Bassariscus sumichrasti, an arboreal relative of the racoon (and other procyonids).
• cafecitoA small hot coffee drink, particularly Cuban espresso.
• café con lecheA coffee beverage common throughout Spain and Latin America consisting of strong coffee (usually espresso) mixed with scalded milk in approximately equal amounts.
• Cagayan de OroAn independent city, the provincial capital of Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
• cahizA traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
• cahizadaSynonym of cahiz as a measure of land.
• caiguaAny member of the species Cyclanthera pedata of South American vines cultivated for its fruit.
• caimitoSynonym of star apple, a tropical tree and its fruit
• caiqueA small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
• caja chinaA metal or foil lined wooden box for roasting pigs (etc) via indirect heat from charcoal in a tray on top, originating from Cuba.
• CajigasA surname from Spanish.
• CajinaA surname from Spanish.
• cajónA box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
• cajuelaA large container for gathering coffee cherries in Central America.
• calabazaA burr gherkin.
• calabozocalaboose; prison
• calamancoA glossy woolen fabric with striped or checkered designs.
• Calaveras CountyOne of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: San Andreas.
• calaveriteA mineral form of gold telluride, (AuTe₂).
• CalderinA surname from Spanish.
• CalderonianOf or relating to Pedro Calderon de la Barca or his literary works
• CalifornioA Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War.
• calimochoA cocktail consisting of approximately 50% red wine and 50% cola-based soft drink.
• CalocaA surname from Spanish.
• CalucoA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
• camagonA kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
• CamagüeyA city in eastern central Cuba of over 300,000 people.
• camaloteA floating island composed of Pontederia plants.
• camanchacaA type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.
• camantiguegarden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
• Camarines NorteA province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Daet.
• Camarines SurA province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Pili. Largest city: Naga.
• camaron rebosadoA Filipino deep-fried battered shrimp dish
• CamineroA surname from Spanish.
• camisa de chinoa thin cotton collarless cuffless shirt with a few buttons extending a short distance below the neckline (either sleeveless or sleeved, ascribed to Chinese laborers during and before the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines)
• camisadoA nocturnal ambush or surprising act of aggression.
• camotesweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
• campaneroThe bellbird of South America.
• campeadorA warrior, in Spanish contexts.
• Campo FilipinoA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
• CamposanoA surname.
• Campo SiocoA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
• cañadaSynonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
• canaigreRumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
• CañarA province in the Andean region of Southern Ecuador.
• canasteroAny of a number of species of small passerine birds of South America, in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes. The genus Asthenes also comprises thistletails and Itatiaia spinebird.
• canchaA toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru.
• canchalaguaCentaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
• CancúnA resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
• Candelaria de la FronteraA town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador.
• candelillaA type of flowering succulent plant, native to Texas and northern Mexico, of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica.
• CanedoA surname.
• CaneteA surname from Spanish.
• canionOne of a pair of fitted tubes of cloth worn in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries below short trunk hose and above stockings to cover the leg in between them, sometimes joined to the hose (sometimes reduced to ornamental rolls terminating the legs of the hose), and sometimes joined to each other as breeches worn under the hose.
• canistelA tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
• cantaritoA small, often handleless clay cup, used in Latin America, and encountered elsewhere as the vessel certain cocktails are typically served in.
• Canyon DiabloA canyon in Northern Arizona.
• caobaSynonym of mahogany (“wood”).
• capatazboss, foreman, overseer
• capeaAn event in which small bulls or heifers are released into the arena and members of the audience can interact with them.
• capeadorA person who aids a bullfighter by distracting the bull with his cape.
• Cape CanaveralA cape in Florida, United States.
• Cape St. GeorgeA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• caporalA type of shag tobacco.
• CapuchinoA surname from Spanish.
• carabineroA member of the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmerie, the "Carabineros de Chile".