Word origins

• cimarronA Maroon (an African who escaped slavery in the Americas, or a descendant thereof), especially a member of the Cimarron people of Panama.
• esperanzayellow bells (Tecoma stans)
• MakatiAn independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
• PalacioA surname.
• contrabandAny goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
• MoroA Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines
• SocorroA city, the county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
• carnavalOne of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
• barrioA municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.
• PueblaA city in central Mexico.
• TuskegeeAn unethical experiment on humans.
• cantinaA drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
• MindanaoAn island of the Philippines.
• morroA round hill or point of land.
• RojasA surname from Spanish.
• EstebanA surname from Spanish.
• abraa narrow mountain or mesa pass
• CortesA surname from Spanish, variant of Cortez
• CartagenaA city in Murcia, Spain.
• yerbaIlex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage maté.
• cinchA simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
• CoachellaA city in Riverside County, California, United States.
• VaraderoA city, a resort town in Matanzas Province, in central Cuba.
• jotaA traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
• AcostaA Spanish habitational surname from Catalan.
• NunezNúñez: A surname from Spanish
• FronteraA surname from Spanish.
• VazquezA surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
• FigueroaA surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
• paisaA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
• OviedoThe capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760.
• bodegaA storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
• goyabitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)
• rumbaA slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
• millaSpanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.
• EncinoA neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States.
• indioA member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific, and East Asia formerly subject to Spain or Portugal, specifically a Native American in Mexico or Brazil, or an indigenous inhabitant of the Philippines.
• BernalA city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
• bazookaA primitive trombone having wide tubes.
• datoA surname.
• TocaA surname from Spanish.
• Jerezsherry
• armadilloAny of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially South America, and covered with bony, jointed protective plates.
• MaximoA male given name from Spanish.
• QuezonA surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
• AsturiasAn autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.
• SanchoA male given name from Spanish.
• InezA female given name from Spanish.
• vigilanteA member of a vigilance committee.
• SoledadThe native people of this California region.
• AguirreA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque] of Basque origin.
• boobyA stupid person.
• quetzalAny trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially a resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
• BautistaA surname from Spanish.
• demarcationThe act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
• CalabasasA city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California, United States on the northwest edge of the city of Los Angeles
• OrovilleA city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
• PRMThe Modern Revolutionary Party; a political party in the Dominican Republic.
• AmistadA surname.
• cascoA flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore
• ASISA surname from Spanish.
• salasA surname from Spanish.
• ParaisoA surname from Spanish.
• boleroA lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
• MercosurA trade bloc formed by Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and formerly Venezuela (2006–2017).
• DavaoA former province of Mindanao, Philippines.
• cremaThe light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.
• YunaA town in Mid West, Western Australia, Australia.
• palominoA horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.
• BudaThe historical capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, and one of the originally three separate cities that were united in 1873 to become the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
• pesetaThe former currency of the Spanish Empire and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos.
• fincaA country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America.
• EstrellaA surname from Spanish.
• tokeA gratuity.
• sacoA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.
• masaA strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting.
• avisoAdvisory; information; advice; intelligence.
• visitaThe chapel at the center of a barrio.
• manchaA high-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
• adjutantAn assistant.
• australOf, relating to, or coming from the south.
• lariatA lasso.
• islayPrunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California.
• GonzaloA surname from Spanish.
• maduroA cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.
• MurrietaA surname.
• cassavaManioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
• adiosgoodbye
• bosqueA gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.
• macaAny member of the species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant.
• stadeSynonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).
• JunioA Filipino surname from Spanish.
• chipotleA ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.
• tildeIn Spanish, ⟨ñ⟩ is a palatalized ⟨n⟩, for example in ⟨cañón⟩.
• NavidadA city in Chile.
• calaverasA community in Wilson County, Texas, United States.
• limonA surname from Spanish.
• zeaAny plant of the genus Zea.
• CastileA medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.
• cacaoA tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.