Word origins

• tahonaA mill for crushing ore, powered by horses or mules.
• taifaA Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
• taiqueA South and Central American shrub of the Desfontainia genus.
• talajea kind of tick (Ornithodoros talaje)
• TallaferroA surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan].
• TalniqueA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• taludAn inward-sloping surface or panel, in talud-tablero architecture.
• tamaleraA person or factory that makes tamales.
• tamaleroOne who makes or sells tamales.
• tamalitoA small tamale
• TamaniqueA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• tamarilloA small tree or shrub (Solanum betaceum, syn. Cyphomandra betacea) which bears edible fruits, of the tropics of Argentina and Bolivia.
• TamayA surname from Spanish.
• TampeñoA native or inhabitant of Tampa, Florida, especially a Hispanic one.
• TandilA city in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Tanduaythe isle of Tanduay in San Miguel and Quiapo (formerly towns and now districts of Manila)
• TangamandapioA municipality of Santiago Tangamandapio, Michoacán, Mexico.
• tapaculoAny member of the family Rhinocryptidae of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.
• tapaderaOne of the leather hoods that cover the stirrups of a Mexican saddle.
• TapalhuacaA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
• TapalpaA municipality of Jalisco, Mexico.
• TapanatepecA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• TapanesA surname from Spanish.
• tapir frogA species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots
• tappoonA piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow and irrigate a field.
• TaracheA surname from Spanish.
• tara gumA white or beige nearly odorless powder used as a thickening agent and stabilizer for food, produced by separating and grinding the endosperm of Tara spinosa seeds.
• taraquitoThe giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
• tardoA sloth (animal).
• tasajojerky, dried meat
• TasquilloA town in Hidalgo, Mexico.
• tayraA South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.
• TecapánA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• TecolucaA town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
• TecpatánA town in Chiapas, Mexico.
• TejanaA female Texan of Mexican descent.
• tejoloteA stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.
• tejuinoA cold beverage made from fermented corn and sweetened with piloncillo; in Guadalajara, it is often served with lime sorbet (nieve de limón).
• TejutepequeA town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.
• TejutlaA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• TelleriaA surname.
• temblequeA coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico.
• tenaceAn interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
• tenamasteAny of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures.
• TenancingoA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• tenateA kind of deep cylindrical basket, usually made of woven palm, used in Mexico.
• tendidoA seating area in a bull ring.
• ten-gallon hatA large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
• teocalliAn Aztec temple.
• TeotepequeA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• tepacheA fermented beverage, sometimes alcoholic, made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, which is sweetened with either piloncillo or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold.
• TepecoyoA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• TepenixtlahuacaA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• tepetateA soil type found in volcanic regions, known for hardness, poor drainage, and poor fertility.
• TepetitánA town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
• teporingoThe volcano rabbit.
• TeposcolulaA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• TepoztecoOf or pertaining to Tepoztlán.
• TepoztlánA town in Morelos, Mexico.
• tepuiA type of table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela.
• tequesquiteA natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent.
• tequileroSomeone who enjoys and is knowledgeable about tequila.
• terceroonA person with one white and one mulatto parent.
• tercioAny of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death.
• tertuliaAn evening party, a soirée, especially in Spain.
• tesgüinoA corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
• testimonioA first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative.
• TetelcingoA community in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico.
• tetillaa cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).
• TexistepequeA town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador.
• tezontleA porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock, usually reddish in colour, used extensively in construction in Mexico.
• The GroyneSynonym of A Coruña.
• Three AmigosCanada, Mexico, and the United States.
• Tia MariaA coffee-flavoured liqueur.
• TiburcioA surname from Spanish.
• Tierra AmarillaAn unincorporated community, the county seat of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
• TierrablancaA surname from Spanish.
• Tierra del FuegoAn island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
• Tierra FirmeA former province of Spain, spanning some of the northern South American mainland.
• tiger's milkThe sauce or marinade, made with lime juice and fish, in which ceviche is cured.
• tigrilloLeopardus tigrinus, the oncilla.
• TijerinoA surname from Spanish.
• tiki-takaA style of play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.
• tilcayoLeopardus tilcayo, a small spotted felid, found in the Bolivian Yungas.
• timpleA traditional musical instrument of the Canary Islands and Murcia, having four or more commonly five strings, and similar in size to a ukulele but with a distinctive semi-round back.
• tinajaA small pool in a rocky hollow.
• tinto de veranoAn alcoholic drink made from red wine and carbonated water.
• tiraditoA Peruvian dish of raw fish, similar to sashimi and carpaccio, in a spicy sauce.
• TiscarenoA surname from Spanish.
• TitihuapaA river in El Salvador.
• Tituladoesrefers to the English and Anglo-Irish elite, particularly those who held official positions, land, or military authority in Ireland during the early modern period (16th–17th centuries). The term was used to describe individuals who were titled or held significant status, often granted by the English Crown.
• TiznadoA surname from Spanish.
• tlacoone-eighth of a Mexican real (issued until 1897)
• TlacoachistlahuacaA city in Guerrero, Mexico.
• Tlamacazapa NahuatlThe variety of Nahuatl spoken in Tlamacazapa, Guerrero, Mexico.
• TlaxiacoA city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• tocinosweetened and cured pork belly
• tocororoA Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) with a serrated bill and a tail that is concave at the end.
• TolimánA town in Querétaro, Mexico.
• toloacheAngel's trumpet, an annual plant of species Datura inoxia.