List of 199 English Words That Originated From Spanish
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Need some examples of words that entered English from a certain language? Here's a list of such terms. In this collection of terms you'll find English words that originated from Spanish.
Spanish is spoken around the world, but the countries with the most native speakers are Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, the United States, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
| Word | Origin |
| abaca | abacá |
| abalone | abulón |
| adios | adiós |
| aficionado | afición |
| alligator | el lagarto |
| alpaca | allpaqa |
| aludel | aludel |
| amigo | amigo |
| ancho | ancho |
| anchovy | anchova |
| Angeleno | angeleño |
| armada | armada |
| armadillo | armado |
| arroyo | arroyo |
| avocado | aguacate |
| banana | banana |
| barbecue | barbacoa |
| barracuda | barracuda |
| barranca | barranca or barranco |
| barrio | barrio |
| bastinado | bastonada |
| bodega | bodega |
| bodegón | bodegón |
| bolero | bolero |
| bonanza | bonanza |
| bonito | bonito |
| breeze | brisa |
| bronco | bronco |
| buckaroo | vaquero |
| burrito | burrito |
| burro | burro |
| caballero | caballero |
| cabana | cabaña |
| cafeteria | cafetería |
| calaboose | calabozo |
| caldera | caldera |
| camarilla | camarilla |
| cannibal | caníbal |
| canoe | canoa |
| canyon | cañón |
| carbonado | carbonada |
| cargo | cargar |
| cassava | cazabe |
| caudillo | caudillo |
| chaparral | chaparro |
| chaps | chaparreras |
| chayote | chayote |
| chicha | chicha |
| chicle | chicle |
| chili | chile |
| chipotle | chipotle |
| chocolate | chocolate |
| chorizo | chorizo |
| churro | churro |
| ciénaga | ciénaga |
| cigar | cigarro |
| cigarette | cigarro |
| cilantro | cilantro |
| coca | coca |
| cockroach | cucaracha |
| cocoa | cacao |
| cojones | cojones |
| comrade | camarada |
| condor | cóndor |
| conquistador | conquistador |
| coquina | coquina |
| cordillera | cordilla |
| corral | corral |
| corrida | corrida |
| coyote | coyote |
| creole | criollo |
| crimson | cremesín |
| crusade | cruzada |
| cuadrilla | cuadrilla |
| dengue | dengue |
| derecho | derecho |
| descamisado | descamisado |
| doubloon | doblón |
| embarcadero | embarcadero |
| embargo | embargar |
| escabeche | escabeche |
| fiesta | fiesta |
| flamenco | flamenco |
| flotilla | flota |
| galleon | galeón |
| guacamole | guacamole |
| guerrilla | guerra |
| habanero | habanero |
| hacienda | facienda |
| hackamore | jáquima |
| hola | hola |
| hombre | hombre |
| hoosegow | juzgado |
| hurricane | huracán |
| iguana | iguana |
| incommunicado | incomunicado |
| jade | piedra de ijada |
| jalapeño | jalapeño |
| jerky | charqui |
| junta | junta |
| key | cayo |
| lariat | la reata |
| lasso | lazo |
| Latino | latinoamericano |
| llama | llama |
| llanos | llano |
| loco | loco |
| macho | macho |
| majordomo | mayordomo |
| mano | mano |
| marijuana | marihuana |
| maroon | cimarrón |
| matador | matar |
| merengue | merengue |
| mesa | mesa |
| mescal | mezcal |
| mesquite | mezquite |
| mestizo | mestizo |
| mojito | mojito |
| mosquito | mosca |
| mustang | mestengo |
| nacho | Nacho |
| nada | nada |
| olé | olé |
| oregano | orégano |
| pachuco | pachuco |
| palmetto | palmito |
| pampa | pampa |
| papaya | papaya |
| paramo | páramo |
| patio | patio |
| peccadillo | pecadillo |
| peyote | peyote |
| pimento | pimienta |
| piña colada | piña and colada |
| piñata | piñata |
| piñon | piñón |
| pinta | pinta |
| pinto | pinto |
| piragua | piragua |
| pisco | pisco |
| platinum | platina |
| playa | playa |
| plaza | plaza |
| politico | político |
| poncho | poncho |
| potato | patata |
| potrero | potrero |
| pronto | pronto |
| pronunciamento | pronunciamiento |
| pueblo | pueblo |
| puma | puma |
| quesadilla | quesadilla |
| quetzal | quetzal |
| quinceañera | quince años |
| quinoa | quinua |
| quirt | cuarta |
| ranch | rancho |
| remuda | remudar |
| renegade | renegado |
| rincon | rincón |
| robalo | róbalo |
| roble | roble |
| rodeo | rodear |
| rumba | rumba |
| saguaro | saguaro |
| salsa | salsa |
| sapodilla | zapotillo |
| sarabande | zarabanda |
| savanna | zavana |
| sierra | sierra |
| siesta | siesta |
| silo | silo |
| sombrero | sombrero |
| stampede | estampida |
| stevedore | estibador |
| stockade | estacada |
| taco | taco |
| tamale | tamales |
| tango | tango |
| temblor | temblar |
| tequila | Tequila |
| tilde | tilde |
| tobacco | tabaco |
| tomatillo | tomatillo |
| tomato | tomate |
| torero | torero |
| tornado | tronada |
| tortilla | tortilla |
| tostada | tostada |
| tuna | atún |
| turista | turista |
| vamoose | vamos |
| vanilla | vainilla |
| vaquero | vaquero |
| vicuña | vicuña |
| vigilante | vigilante |
| yerba buena | yerba buena |
| zorro | zorro |
