Word origins

• redondillaAn early verse form in which the first and fourth and the second and third lines of the stanza generally rhymed.
• reelectionistreelection
• reformadoA monk of a reformed order.
• refried beansA dry to mushy paste made by boiling, mashing, and then frying particularly pinto or black beans, included in or served as anything from a main dish in Central America to a dip in the Southern US and a side dish in Mexico.
• reggaetoneroA reggaeton musician or singer.
• regidorA position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body).
• rejonA lance used in bullfighting.
• rejoneadorA mounted bullfighter whose task is to provoke the bull
• rejoneoThe art of bullfighting on horseback using a lance.
• repartimientoA partition or distribution, especially of slaves.
• RequejoA surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian or Galician].
• requintoA smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument, usually a guitar.
• ResendizA surname from Spanish.
• RespicioA surname from Spanish.
• ReveloA surname from Spanish.
• ReveronA surname from Spanish.
• rhatanyRoot of Krameria, previously used in medicine and to colour port (wine).
• RianoA surname from Spanish.
• RibagorzaA historical region in Aragon and Catalonia
• RijosA surname from Spanish.
• rincónA meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
• rinconesA surname from Spanish.
• Rio Arriba CountyOne of 33 counties in New Mexico, United States. County seat: Tierra Amarilla.
• Río de la PlataThe River Plate.
• Rio DellA city in Humboldt County, California, United States.
• Río de OroOne of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.
• Rio GrandeA major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas for most of its length.
• Río Grande de San MiguelA river in El Salvador.
• riojasA surname.
• Río NegroA province in central Argentina. Capital: Viedma.
• RioplatensePlatine; belonging to the River Plate
• ristraAn arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.
• River PlateA river in South America.
• Riviera MayaSynonym of Mayan Riviera: A coastline in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
• robaloEuropean seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
• RobayoA surname from Spanish.
• rocotoA kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.
• RodeaA surname from Spanish.
• rodeleroA type of trooper from Spain, who sported a rodela (a round type of shield) and often a side-sword.
• RodeloA surname from Spanish.
• Rogers Dry LakeA dry lake bed and endorheic desert salt pan in Kern County, California, United States in the Mojave Desert.
• RojanoA surname from Spanish.
• RojeroA surname from Spanish.
• romalA long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse, and used to assist in moving cattle.
• RomeralA city in Chile.
• romerilloPodocarpus spp. (plum pines, yellowwoods), including
• rompopeA traditional, eggnog-like Mexican drink made with eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla flavoring.
• rompopoA Central American drink, similar to eggnog and made with rum, traditionally served during the Christmas season.
• roncadorAny of several species of Californian sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador stearnsi (spotfin croaker) and others in the family Sciaenidae.
• rondallaAn ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.
• ronquilA perciform marine fish of the family Bathymasteridae, related to the eelpouts and prowfish.
• ropa viejaA Hispanic dish made from shredded beef cooked in a tomato sauce.
• Rosario de MoraA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
• RosilesA surname from Spanish.
• rosquillaA type of traditional Spanish doughnut.
• RuachoA surname from Spanish.
• RubialesA surname from Spanish
• rumberoOne who enjoys rumba.
• sabadillaA Mexican and Central American plant of the family Melanthiaceae (Schoenocaulon officinale, syn. Sabadilla officinalis).
• SacacoyoA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• SaelicesSaelices (a city in the province of Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
• SaguntoA town in Valencia, in eastern Spain.
• Saint Ann ParishA parish of Middlesex County, Jamaica.
• Saint Ann's BayA bay of Saint Ann parish, Jamaica.
• Saint ChristopherA medal, pendant or necklace embossed with an image of Saint Christopher (the martyr), historically worn by Catholics to represent their faith while they travelled.
• Saint KittsAn island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• saladeroA room or building for salting meat.
• salayA genre of Andean popular music most closely associated with Bolivia and Peru.
• SalcedaA surname from Spanish.
• salchichónA kind of Spanish summer sausage.
• SalcoatitánA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
• SaldiernaA surname from Spanish.
• salpiconA type of stuffing of cooked, diced ingredients with a sauce, used especially for veal
• salsa rojaA Mexican sauce usually including cooked tomatoes, chili peppers, onion, garlic, and fresh cilantro (coriander).
• salsa verdeA Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos.
• salseroA salsa performer.
• salsillaBomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.
• Salvadoran quesadillaA type of pan dulce in Salvadoran cuisine, made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.
• SalvadoreñoSynonym of Salvadoran.
• SampayoA surname from Spanish.
• SamudioA surname from Spanish.
• SanabiaA surname from Spanish.
• San AgustínA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• San AlejoA town in La Unión department, El Salvador.
• San Andrés ChicahuaxtlaA town in Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico.
• San AntonioA municipality and village in Arauco department, La Rioja Province, Argentina.
• San Antonio de la CruzA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• San Antonio del MonteA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
• San Antonio Los RanchosA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• San Antonio MasahuatA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
• San Antonio PajonalA town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador.
• San Bartolomé PerulapíaA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• sanbenitoA sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church.
• San BernardinoA city, the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States.
• San BuenaventuraA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• San CarlosA commune and city in Chile.
• San Carlos de BarilocheA city in Bariloche department, Río Negro province, Argentina.
• San Cayetano IstepequeA town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
• SánchezA surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], variant of Sanchez.
• San ClementeA coastal city in Orange County, California, United States.