Word origins

• hermandadA military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain.
• HerraA surname from Spanish.
• HerrarteA surname from Spanish.
• HicianoA surname from Spanish.
• Highland PopolucaA variety of Popoluca spoken in the municipalities of Soteapan, Tatahuicapan, Hueyapan de Ocampa and Benito Juarez, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
• higueroA calabash tree.
• hocicudoAny South American rodent in the genus Oxymycterus.
• hoja santaA Central American plant with sweet-scented leaves used to flavor food, Piper auritum
• HolguínA municipality and province of Cuba.
• HonoratoA surname.
• hoosegowA jail.
• horchataA sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk.
• horizontalismA political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society.
• HormazabalA surname.
• horneroAny of several species of passerine birds in the genus Furnarius, native to South America.
• hornitoA low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
• hospitalaryOf or relating to a hostel or hospitallers.
• huajilloThe shrub Senegalia berlandieri, formerly Acacia berlandieri.
• HuamaniA surname from Spanish
• HuancavelicaA region of Peru.
• HuaquechulaA town in Puebla, Mexico.
• huaqueroA graverobber in parts of Latin America.
• huarizoThe hybrid offspring of a male llama and a female alpaca.
• HuastecA member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.
• huauzontleA flowering plant of the goosefoot family, Chenopodium berlandieri, consumed primarily for its edible inflorescence.
• huaynoA genre and dance of Andean popular music most closely associated with Peru.
• huemulA yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
• Huerfano CountyOne of 64 counties in Colorado, United States. County seat: Walsenburg.
• hueseroA curandero who specializes in bone and muscle therapy.
• HueteA surname from Spanish.
• huipilA traditional blouse worn by the women of various indigenous peoples of Central America including the Maya and Zapotec, or the textile from which such a garment is made.
• huisacheThe needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia, native to Mexico and Central America.
• huitlacocheCorn smut prepared as a delicacy.
• HuitzilopochtliAn important god of the Mexica.
• HuizúcarA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• humitaA traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.
• hutiaAny of the medium-sized rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.
• IbarluceaA surname.
• IbicencanPertaining to the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.
• IbithaIbiza
• icpalA kind of indigenous Mexican seat or bench.
• IdrovoA surname from Spanish.
• IguisabelA surname from Spanish.
• ikurriñaThe flag of the Basque Country.
• IlobascoA town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.
• Ilocos NorteA province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Laoag.
• Ilocos SurA province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Vigan. Largest city: Candon.
• IlopangoA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
• inciensoA desert shrub (Encelia farinosa) producing a resin that emits a fragrant odor when burned.
• independentistaA supporter or advocate for the political independence of some region (especially a Spanish- or Catalan-speaking region); an independentist.
• indigenismoSynonym of indigenism
• infanteerA soldier employed in any infantry role; an infantryman.
• infantierA soldier in the infantry; an infantryman.
• InguanzoA surname from Spanish.
• IniguezA surname from Spanish.
• inquilinajeThe former Chilean system of tenant farming.
• inquilinoA tenant farmer in Chile.
• insurrectoa rebel, especially in Cuba or the Philippines during American military involvement there around the start of the 20th century
• IntipucáA town in La Unión department, El Salvador.
• IntriagoA surname from Spanish.
• IpinaA surname.
• IrachetaA surname.
• IrazabalA surname from Spanish
• IribeA surname.
• isabellineColoured a greyish yellow.
• IsazaA surname.
• Isla VistaA census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
• Isle of YouthAn island and special municipality south of the island of Cuba, across the Gulf of Batabanó.
• -istaForms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.
• Isthmus NahuatlThe variety or varieties of Nahuatl spoken in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
• it takes all kinds to make a worldDiversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.
• IturbeA surname.
• IxcuintepecA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• IxmiquilpanA city in Hidalgo, Mexico.
• IzaguirreA surname.
• IztaccíhuatlA mountain in central Mexico, the third-highest peak in Mexico.
• jabillosandbox tree
• jacklightA spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting.
• JacuindeA surname from Spanish.
• JaénA city in Andalusia, Spain.
• jaguaA tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean; genipap.
• jagua palmAttalea maripa, a large palm of tropical South America.
• JalpongaA river in El Salvador.
• jameoA large hole (or sink) formed when the roofs of multiple levels of a lava-tube cave collapse, found most notably in the Canary Islands.
• jamón ibéricoA type of cured ham from Spain, made from the black Iberian pig.
• jaquimaSynonym of hackamore (“type of bridle”).
• JayaqueA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• jefe políticogovernor of a province.
• jeniguanaThe cottonwick fish, Haemulon melanurum.
• JerezanoA surname from Spanish.
• jerigonzaA language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.
• JerusalénA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
• jibaroA style of country music from Puerto Rico
• jiboaA boa constrictor.
• JicalapaA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• jicaraA cup or bowl made from the fruit of the calabash tree.
• jipijapaA Panama hat.
• JiquiliscoA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• JoatecaA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• JocoaitiqueA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.