WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Spanish, according to kaikki.org data.
669 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| AJI | [n. -S] · a type of chili pepper |
| ANI | [n. -S] · a tropical American~ bird |
| BAE | [n. -S] initialism of British~ Aerospace |
| CAY | [n. CAYS] · a small low island / [x] { cay quai quay § quais quays § cay quay quays § quay quaylike § quay } |
| OCA | [n. -S] · a South American~ herb |
| OLE | [n. -S] · a shout of approval / [x] { auld elder eldest old olde oldest ole wold § elders eldests olds § elder elders § auld aulder auldest elder eldest old olde older oldest ole wold } |
| ROC | [n. -S] · a legendary bird of prey / [x] { roc ruck rukh § rocs rukhs } |
| WAP | [v. WAPPED, WAPPING, WAPS] · to wrap / [x] { enwrapping inwrapping wap wrap wrapped § waps wraps § enwrap enwrapped enwrapping enwraps inwrap inwrapped inwrapping inwraps wap wapped wapping waps wrap wrapped wrapping wraps wrapt § wapping wrapped wrapt } |
| WOP | [n. -S] · an Italian~ -- an offensive term |
| YAM | [n. -S] · a plant having an edible root |
| BOLA | [n. -S] · a throwing weapon / [x] { bola § bolas bolases } |
| CASA | [n. -S] · a dwelling |
| CAST | [v. CAST°, CASTING°, CASTS] · to throw with force - CASTABLE [a.] |
| CHIA | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ herb |
| CHOC | [n. -S] · a chocolate |
| COCA | [n. -S] · a South American~ shrub |
| COCO | [n. -COS] · a tall palm tree |
| CRIA | [n. -S] a young South American~ camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca) |
| DOBE | [n. -S] · adobe / [x] { adobe dobe dobie doby § adobes dobes dobies } |
| FINO | [n. -NOS] · a very dry sherry |
| FLAN | [n. -S or -ES] · a type of custard |
| GUAC | [n. -S] clipping of guacamole |
| GUAN | [n. -S] · a large bird |
| JEFE | [n. -S] · a chief |
| JOTA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ dance |
| LOBO | [n. -BOS] · the timber wolf |
| MANO | [n. -NOS] · a stone used for grinding foods |
| MAYA | [n. -S] · the power to produce illusions, in Hindu~ philosophy - MAYAN [a.] |
| MAYO | † [n. -S] · mayonnaise |
| MESA | [n. -S] · a land formation having a flat top and steep sides |
| MOZO | [n. -ZOS] · a manual laborer |
| NADA | [n. -S] · nothing |
| OLIO | [n. OLIOS] · a miscellaneous collection |
| OLLA | [n. -S] · a wide-mouthed~ pot or jar |
| PASE | [n. -S] · a movement of a matador's cape |
| PEON | [n. -S or -ES] · an unskilled laborer |
| PESO | [n. -SOS] · a monetary unit of various Spanish-speaking~ countries |
| PUDU | [n. -S] · a small deer of South America~ |
| PUMA | [n. -S] · a cougar |
| PUNA | [n. -S] · a cold, arid plateau |
| RUSK | [n. -S] · a sweetened biscuit |
| SILO | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to store in a silo / [x] { ensilage silo siloing § siloes silos § ensilage ensilaged ensilages ensilaging ensile ensiled ensiles ensiling silo siloed siloes siloing silos § siloed } |
| TACO | [n. -COS] · a tortilla folded around a filling |
| TRES | [b.] · very |
| TULE | [n. -S] · a tall marsh plant |
| VARA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of length |
| VEGA | [n. -S] · a large plain or valley |
| VIGA | [n. -S] · a ceiling beam in Spanish~ architecture |
| VINO | [n. -NOS] · wine |
| VIVA | [n. -S] · a shout or cry used to express approval / [x] { viva vivat § vivas vivats § viva vivas § viva vivat } |
| YAGE | [n. -S] · a tropical vine of the Amazon region / [x] { yage yaje § yages } |
| YAJE | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of yage «a tropical vine of the Amazon region» / [x] { yage yaje § yages } |
| YUCA | [n. -S] · cassava / [x] { yuca yucca § yucas yuccas } |
| ZERO | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES or -S] · to aim at the exact center of a target |
| ABACA | [n. -S] · a Philippine~ plant / [x] { abaca abaka § abacas abakas } |
| ABAKA | [n. -S] · abaca «a Philippine~ plant» / [x] { abaca abaka § abacas abakas } |
| ADIOS | [n. -ES] · goodbye (=adioses) |
| ADOBE | [n. -S] · an unburnt, sun-dried~ brick / [x] { adobe dobe dobie doby § adobes dobes dobies } |
| ADOBO | [n. -BOS] · a Philippine~ dish of fish or meat |
| ALAMO | [n. -MOS] · a softwood tree |
| ALMUD | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of capacity / [x] { almud almude § almudes almuds } |
| AMIGA | [n. -S] · a female friend |
| AMIGO | [n. -GOS] · a friend |
| ANCHO | [n. -CHOS] · a chili pepper |
| AREPA | [n. -S] · a cornmeal cake |
| AVISO | [n. -SOS] · advice |
| BALSA | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| BANDA | [n. -S] · a style of Mexican~ dance music |
| BOLAS | [n. -ES] · bola / [x] { bola § bolas bolases } |
| BRAZA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of length |
| BUNCO | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES or -S] · to swindle (=buncoes) / [x] { bunco bunko § buncoes buncos bunkos § bunco buncoed buncoing buncos bunko bunkoed bunkoing bunkos } |
| BUNKO | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to bunco «to swindle» / [x] { bunco bunko § buncoes buncos bunkos § bunco buncoed buncoing buncos bunko bunkoed bunkoing bunkos } |
| BURRO | [n. -ROS] · a small donkey |
| CACAO | [n. -CAOS] · a tropical tree |
| CAJON | [n. -ES] · a steep-sided~ canyon |
| CANOE | [v. -NOED, -NOEING°, -NOES] · to paddle a canoe |
| CARGO | [n. -GOS or -GOES] · conveyed merchandise |
| CASTE | [n. -S] · a system of distinct social classes |
| CEIBA | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| CHICA | [n. -S] · a girl or young woman |
| CHICO | [n. -COS] · a prickly shrub |
| CHILE | [n. -S] · chili / [x] { child childe chile chill chirren § children § child childing } |
| CHILI | [n. -S or -ES] · a hot pepper (=chilis) / [x] { chile chili chilli chilly chyle § chiles chilies chilis chillies chillis chirren } |
| CHOLA | [n. -S] · a Mexican-American~ girl |
| CHOLO | [n. -LOS] · a pachuco |
| CHUFA | [n. -S] · a European~ sedge |
| CHYLE | [n. -S] · a digestive fluid - CHYLOUS [a.] / [x] { chile chili chilli chilly chyle § chiles chilies chilis chillies chillis chirren } |
| CIGAR | [n. -S] · a roll of tobacco leaf for smoking |
| CINCH | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to girth |
| COATI | [n. -S] · a tropical mammal |
| COCOA | [n. -S] · chocolate |
| COGON | [n. -S] · a tall tropical grass |
| COMAL | [a.] · comose «bearing a tuft of silky hairs» |
| CONGA | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perform a conga |
| COPAL | [n. -S] · a resin |
| COYPU | [n. -S] · an aquatic rodent / [x] { coypou § coypous coypu coypus } |
| DEBUT | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make one's first public appearance |
| DOBLA | [n. -S] · a former gold coin of Spain~ |
| EJIDO | [n. -DOS] · a piece of land farmed communally in Mexico~ |
| FAENA | [n. -S] · a series of passes made by a matador in a bullfight |
| FINCA | [n. -S] · an estate in Spanish~ America~ |
| FIQUE | [n. -S] · a tropical plant |
| FLOTA | [n. -S] · a fleet of Spanish~ ships |
| GRAMA | [n. -S] · a pasture grass / [x] { grama gramma § gramas grammas } |
| GUACO | [n. -COS] · a tropical plant |
| GUANO | [n. -NOS] · the accumulated excrement of sea birds |
| GUAVA | [n. -S] · a tropical shrub |
| GUIRO | [n. -ROS] · a percussion instrument |
| ISTLE | [n. -S] · a strong fiber / [x] { istle ixtle § istles ixtles } |
| IXTLE | [n. -S] · istle «a strong fiber» / [x] { istle ixtle § istles ixtles } |
| JACAL | [n. -ES or -S] · a hut |
| JUNCO | [n. -COS or -COES] · a small finch |
| JUNTA | [n. -S] · a political or governmental council |
| LASSO | [v. -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] · to catch with a lasso |
| LIBRA | [n. -BRAE] · an ancient Roman unit of weight / ----- [n. -S] · a former gold coin of Peru~ |
| LICHI | [n. -S] · litchi «the edible fruit of a Chinese~ tree» / [x] { lichee lichi litchi lychee § lichees lichis litchis lychees } |
| LLAMA | [n. -S] · a ruminant mammal |
| LLANO | [n. -NOS] · an open, grassy plain |
| MACHO | [n. -CHOS] · a person who exhibits machismo |
| MAIZE | [n. -S] · an American~ cereal grass |
| MAMEY | [n. MAMEYS or MAMEYES] · a tropical tree / [x] { mamee mamey mamie mammee mammey § mameyes mameys mamies mammees mammeys } |
| MANTA | [n. -S] · a cotton fabric |
| MEDIA | [n. -DIAE] · the middle layer of a blood or lymph vessel / ----- [n. -S] · a channel of communication |
| MILPA | [n. -S] · a field that is cleared from a jungle for farming purposes |
| MONTE | [n. -S] · a card game |
| MORRO | [n. -ROS] · a rounded elevation |
| MUCHO | [a.] · much, many |
| NOPAL | [n. -S or -ES] · a cactus of Mexico~ and and Central America~ (=nopales) |
| NORIA | [n. -S] · a type of waterwheel |
| PADRE | [n. PADRES or PADRI] · a Christian~ clergyman |
| PASEO | [n. -SEOS] · a leisurely stroll |
| PATIO | [n. -TIOS] · an outdoor paved area adjoining a house |
| PEDRO | [n. -DROS] · a card game |
| PICAL | [a.] · resembling a pica |
| PICUL | [n. -S] · an Asian~ unit of weight |
| PINTO | [n. -TOS or -TOES] · a spotted horse |
| PISCO | [n. -COS] · a Peruvian~ brandy |
| PLAYA | [n. -S] · the bottom of a desert basin |
| PLAZA | [n. -S] · a public square |
| PLENA | < PLENUM, [n. -NUMS or -NA] · space considered as fully occupied by matter |
| PUNTO | [n. -TOS] · a hit or thrust in fencing |
| QUESO | [n. -S] ellipsis of chile con queso: melted cheese |
| QUIPU | [n. -S] · an ancient calculating device / [x] { quippu quipu § quippus quipus } |
| QUIRT | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to strike with a riding whip |
| REATA | [n. -S] · riata «a lasso» / [x] { reata riata § reatas riatas } |
| RHUMB | [n. -S] · a point of the mariner's compass |
| RIATA | [n. -S] · a lasso / [x] { reata riata § reatas riatas } |
| ROBLE | [n. -S] · an oak tree |
| RODEO | [v. RODEOED, RODEOING, RODEOS] · to participate in a rodeo |
| RUANA | [n. -S] · a woolen poncho |
| RUMBA | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perform a ballroom dance / [x] { rhumba rumba § rhumbas rumbas § rhumba rhumbaed rhumbaing rhumbas rumba rumbaed rumbaing rumbas } |
| SALSA | [n. -S] · a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and peppers |
| SAMBO | [n. -OES or -OS] · a Latin~ American~ of mixed black and Indian~ ancestry |
| SANTO | [n. -TOS] · a wooden image of a saint |
| SARGO | [n. -GOS] · a silvery marine fish |
| SOTOL | [n. -S] · a flowering plant |
| STANG | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to sting / [x] { stang sting stinging § stangs stings § stang stanged stanging stangs sting stinging stings stung § stinging } |
| TAPAS | < TAPA, [n. -S] · a cloth made from tree bark |
| TAYRA | [n. -S] · a large mammal of Central and South America~ |
| TILDE | [n. -S] · a mark placed over a letter to indicate its sound |
| TORTA | [n. -S] · a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore prepared for the patio process |
| TOYON | [n. -S] · an ornamental evergreen shrub |
| TRIPE | [n. -S] · a part of the stomach of a ruminant that is used as food |
| TRONA | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| VIAND | [n. -S] · an article of food |
| VIGIA | [n. -S] · a warning on a navigational chart |
| YERBA | [n. -S] · a South American~ beverage resembling tea |
| ZORIL | [n. -S] · a small African~ mammal / [x] { zoril zorilla zorille zorillo § zorillas zorilles zorillos zorils } |
| AFTOSA | [n. -S] · a disease of hoofed mammals |
| ALBINO | [n. -NOS] · an organism lacking normal pigmentation |
| ALCADE | [n. -S] · alcalde / [x] { alcade alcalde § alcades alcaldes } |
| ALFAKI | [n. -S] · alfaqui «a teacher of Muslim~ law» / [x] { alfaki alfaqui alfaquin § alfakis alfaquins alfaquis } |
| ALPACA | [n. -S] · a ruminant mammal |
| APACHE | [n. -S] · a Parisian~ gangster |
| ARMADA | [n. -S] · a fleet of warships |
| ARROBA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of weight |
| ARROYO | [n. -ROYOS] · a brook or creek |
| ATABAL | [n. -S] · a type of drum |
| AUSUBO | [n. -BOS] · a tropical tree |
| BALATA | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| BANANA | [n. -S] · an edible fruit |
| BARRIO | [n. -RIOS] · a district |
| BATATA | [n. -S] · a sweet potato |
| BAYAMO | [n. -MOS] · a strong wind |
| BEZOAR | [n. -S] · a gastric mass |
| BIRRIA | [n. -S] a Mexican~ dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb |
| BODEGA | [n. -S] · a grocery store |
| BOLERO | [n. -ROS] · a Spanish~ dance |
| BONACI | [n. -S] · an edible fish |
| BONITO | [n. -TOS or -TOES] · a marine food fish / [x] { bonita § bonitas bonito bonitoes bonitos } |
| BRONCO | [n. -COS] · a wild horse / [x] { bronc broncho bronco § bronchos broncos broncs } |
| BULBIL | [n. -S] · a small bulb / [x] { bulbel bulbil § bulbels bulbils } |
| CABANA | [n. -S] · a small cabin |
| CAHOUN | [n. -S] · cohune «a palm tree» / [x] { cahoun cohune § cahouns cohunes } |
| CANYON | [n. -S] · a deep valley with steep sides |
| CASAVA | [n. -S] · cassava / [x] { casava cassaba cassava § casavas cassavas } |
| CASITA | [n. -S] · a small house |
| CEDULA | [n. -S] · a Philippine~ tax |
| CENOTE | [n. -S] · a sinkhole in limestone |
| CHARRO | [n. -ROS] · a cowboy |
| CHICHA | [n. -S] a fermented beverage from South and Central America~. |
| CHICLE | [n. -S] · a tree gum |
| CHILLI | [n. -ES or -S] · chili (=chillis) / [x] { chile chili chilli chilly chyle § chiles chilies chilis chillies chillis chirren } |
| CHILLY | [a. CHILLIER, CHILLIEST] · cool - CHILLILY [b.] / [x] { chile chili chilli chilly chyle § chiles chilies chilis chillies chillis chirren } |
| CHINCH | [v. -ES, -ING, -ES] · to chinse «to fill the seams in a boat or cabin» (=chinching) |
| CHOLLA | [n. -S] · a treelike cactus |
| CHURRO | [n. -ROS] · a Spanish~ and Mexican~ pastry |
| CLAVES | < CLAVE, [n. -S] · one of a pair of percussion sticks / [x] { clave cleave cleaving cleft clefting clove of § claves cleaves clefts cloves § clave claves cleave cleaved cleaves cleaving cleft clefted clefting clefts clove cloven of § cleaved cleaving cleft clefted } |
| COHUNE | [n. -S] · a palm tree / [x] { cahoun cohune § cahouns cohunes } |
| CONCHO | [n. -CHOS] · concha |
| CONDOR | [n. -S or -ES] · a coin of Chile |
| COPALM | [n. -S] · a hardwood tree |
| COROZO | [n. -ZOS] · a tropical palm tree |
| CORRAL | [v. -RALLED, -RALLING, -RALS] · to place livestock in a corral / [x] { corral craal kraal § corrals craals kraals § corral corralled corralling corrals craal craaled craaling craals kraal kraaled kraaling kraals } |
| COSTAL | < COSTA, [n. -TAE] · a rib - COSTAL [a.] COSTALLY [b.] (=costally) |
| COYOTE | [n. -S] · a small wolf |
| COYPOU | [n. -S] · a coypu «an aquatic rodent» / [x] { coypou § coypous coypu coypus } |
| CUATRO | [n. -ROS] · a small guitar of Latin~ America~ |
| CUESTA | [n. -S] · a type of land elevation |
| CUMBIA | [n. -S] · a Latin~ American~ dance |
| DENGUE | [n. -S] · a tropical disease |
| DINERO | [n. -ROS] · a former silver coin of Peru~ |
| DOBLON | [n. -S or -ES] · a former gold coin of Spain~ and Spanish~ America~ / [x] { doblon doubloon § doblones doblons doubloons } |
| DORADO | [n. -DOS] · a marine fish |
| DUENDE | [n. -S] · charisma |
| DUENNA | [n. -S] · a governess |
| ENCINA | [n. -S] · an evergreen oak - ENCINAL [a.] |
| FAJITA | [n. -S] · marinated and grilled beef, chicken, or shrimp served with a flour tortilla |
| FANEGA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of dry measure / [x] { fanega fanga § fanegas fangas } |
| FIESTA | [n. -S] · a festival / [x] { festival fiesta § festivals fiestas § fiesta fiestas § festival } |
| FINITO | [a.] · finished |
| FLAUTA | [n. -S] · a tortilla rolled around a filling and fried |
| FRIJOL | [n. -ES] · a bean used as food / [x] { frijol frijole § frijoles } |
| GAROTE | [v. GAROTED, GAROTING, GAROTES] · to garrote «to execute by strangling» / [x] { garote garotte garotting garrote garroting garrotte garrotting § garotes garottes garrotes garrottes § garote garoted garotes garoting garotte garotted garottes garotting garrote garroted garrotes garroting garrotte garrotted garrottes garrotting } |
| GAUCHO | [n. -CHOS] · a cowboy of the South American~ pampas |
| GRAMMA | [n. -S] · grama / [x] { grama gramma § gramas grammas } |
| GRINGO | [n. -S] · a foreigner in Latin~ America~ -- a derogatory term |
| GUITAR | [n. -S] · a stringed musical instrument |
| HOMBRE | [n. -S] · a fellow |
| HUIPIL | [n. -S or -ES] · an embroidered blouse or dress of Mexico~ |
| IGUANA | [n. -S] · a tropical lizard |
| JICAMA | [n. -S] · a tropical plant with edible roots |
| JOJOBA | [n. -S] · a small tree |
| KAFFIR | [n. -S] · kafir / [x] { kaffir kafir § kaffirs kafirs } |
| LACKEY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to act in a servile manner / [x] { lackey lacquey § lackeys lacqueys § lackey lackeyed lackeying lackeys lacquey lacqueyed lacqueying lacqueys } |
| LADINO | [n. -NOS] · a fast-growing~ clover |
| LADRON | [n. -S] · ladrone «a thief» / [x] { ladron ladrone § ladrones ladrons } |
| LATIGO | [n. -GOS or -GOES] · a strap used to fasten a saddle |
| LATINA | [n. -S] · a female Latin~ American~ |
| MADURO | [n. -ROS] · a dark-colored~, relatively strong cigar |
| MAGUEY | [n. -GUEYS] · a tropical plant |
| MANILA | [n. -S] · a strong paper / [x] { manila manilla manille § manilas manillas manilles § manila manilla } |
| MARGAY | [n. -GAYS] · a small American~ wildcat |
| MENUDO | [n. -DOS] · a tripe stew with chili peppers |
| MERINO | [n. -NOS] · a fine wool |
| MESCAL | [n. -S] · a cactus / [x] { mescal mezcal § mescals mezcals } |
| METATE | [n. -S] · a stone used for grinding grains |
| MOJITO | [n. -TOS] · a cocktail made of rum, sugar, mint, and lime juice |
| MULETA | [n. -S] · a red cloth used by a matador |
| NACHOS | < NACHO, [n. -CHOS] · a tortilla chip topped with cheese and a savory mixture and broiled |
| NUNCIO | [n. -CIOS] · an ambassador from the pope |
| NUTRIA | [n. -S] · the coypu |
| OLINGO | [n. -GOS] · a small mammal of Central and South America~ |
| ORIGAN | [n. -S] · marjoram / [x] { oregano origan origanum § oreganos origans origanums } |
| PALAPA | [n. -S] · an open-sided~ dwelling with a roof of palm leaves |
| PANAMA | [n. -S] · a lightweight hat |
| PAPAYA | [n. -S] · a melon-like~ fruit - PAPAYAN [a.] |
| PARAMO | [n. -MOS] · a plateau region of South America~ |
| PELOTA | [n. -S] · a court game of Spanish~ origin |
| PEONES | < PEON, [n. -S or -ES] · an unskilled laborer |
| PEPITA | [n. -S] · the edible dried seed of a pumpkin or squash |
| PESETA | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of Spain~ |
| PEYOTE | [n. -S] · a cactus / [x] { peyote peyotl § peyotes peyotls } |
| PEYOTL | [n. -S] · peyote / [x] { peyote peyotl § peyotes peyotls } |
| PICARA | [n. -S] · a female picaro |
| PICARO | [n. -ROS] · a vagabond |
| PINOLE | [n. -S] · a finely ground flour |
| PONCHO | [n. -CHOS] · a type of cloak - PONCHOED [a.] (=ponchoed) |
| POSADA | [n. -S] · an inn |
| POSOLE | [n. -S] · a thick soup made of pork, corn, garlic, and chili / [x] { posole pozole § posoles pozoles } |
| POTATO | [n. -TOES] · the edible tuber of a cultivated plant |
| POZOLE | [n. -S] · posole «a thick soup made of pork, corn, garlic, and chili» / [x] { posole pozole § posoles pozoles } |
| PRONTO | [b.] · quickly |
| PUEBLO | [n. -LOS] · a communal dwelling of certain Indian~ tribes |
| PULQUE | [n. -S] · a fermented Mexican~ beverage |
| PUNGLE | [v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] · to contribute |
| QUEZAL | [n. -S or -ES] · quetzal / [x] { quetzal quezal § quetzales quetzals quezales quezals } |
| QUINOA | [n. -S] · a weedy plant |
| QUINTA | [n. -S] · a country estate in Portugal~ or Latin~ America~ |
| QUIPPU | [n. -S] · quipu «an ancient calculating device» / [x] { quippu quipu § quippus quipus } |
| RAMADA | [n. -S] · a roofed, open-sided~ shelter |
| RANCHO | [n. -CHOS] · a ranch / [x] { ranch rancho § ranches ranchos § ranch ranched ranches ranching § ranched } |
| RATANY | [n. -NIES] · rhatany «a South American~ shrub» / [x] { ratany rhatany § ratanies rhatanies } |
| REBOZO | [n. -ZOS] · a long scarf |
| REMUDA | [n. -S] · a herd of horses |
| RHUMBA | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to rumba / [x] { rhumba rumba § rhumbas rumbas § rhumba rhumbaed rhumbaing rhumbas rumba rumbaed rumbaing rumbas } |
| RISTRA | [n. -S] · a string on which foodstuffs are tied for storage |
| ROBALO | [n. -LOS] · a marine food fish |
| SALLET | [n. -S] · a light medieval helmet |
| SAPOTE | [n. -S] · a tropical American~ tree / [x] { sapota sapote § sapotas sapotes } |
| SENORA | [n. -S] · a married Spanish~ woman |
| SHERRY | [n. -RIES] · a type of wine / [x] { sherris sherry § sherries sherrises } |
| SIERRA | [n. -S] · a mountain range - SIERRAN [a.] |
| SIESTA | [n. -S] · an afternoon nap or rest |
| SOLERA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ method of producing wine |
| TOMATO | [n. -TOES] · the fleshy, edible fruit of a perennial plant - TOMATOEY [a.] |
| TORERO | [n. -ROS] · a bullfighter |
| VAMOSE | [v. -MOSED, -MOSING, -MOSES] · to vamoose «to leave quickly» / [x] { vamoose vamoosed vamooses vamoosing vamose vamosed vamoses vamosing } |
| VICUNA | [n. -S] · a ruminant mammal / [x] { vicugna vicuna § vicugnas vicunas } |
| WARSAW | [n. -S] · a marine fish |
| YANQUI | [n. -S] · a United States citizen |
| ZOCALO | [n. -LOS] · the public square in a Mexican~ city or town |
| ABALONE | [n. -S] · an edible shellfish |
| ACEQUIA | [n. -S] · an irrigation ditch or canal |
| ACEROLA | [n. -S] · a West Indian~ shrub |
| ACHIOTE | [n. -S] · a yellowish red dye |
| ALAMEDA | [n. -S] · a shaded walkway |
| ALCAIDE | [n. -S] · the commander of a Spanish~ fortress / [x] { alcaide alcayde § alcaides alcaydes } |
| ALCALDE | [n. -S] · the mayor of a Spanish~ town / [x] { alcade alcalde § alcades alcaldes } |
| ALCAYDE | [n. -S] · alcaide «the commander of a Spanish~ fortress» / [x] { alcaide alcayde § alcaides alcaydes } |
| ALCAZAR | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ fortress or palace |
| ALFALFA | [n. -S] · a plant cultivated for use as hay and forage |
| ALFAQUI | [n. -S] · a teacher of Muslim~ law / [x] { alfaki alfaqui alfaquin § alfakis alfaquins alfaquis } |
| ALFORJA | [n. -S] · a leather bag |
| ANCHOVY | [n. -VIES] · a small food fish |
| APAREJO | [n. -JOS] · a type of saddle |
| AVOCADO | [n. -DOS or -DOES] · the edible fruit of a tropical tree |
| AZULEJO | [n. -JOS] · a type of ceramic tile |
| BACALAO | [n. -LAOS] · codfish / [x] { bacalao bacalhau baccala § bacalaos bacalhaus baccalas } |
| BARILLA | [n. -S] · a chemical compound |
| BISNAGA | [n. -S] · a type of cactus / [x] { bisnaga biznaga § bisnagas biznagas } |
| BIZNAGA | [n. -S] · bisnaga «a type of cactus» / [x] { bisnaga biznaga § bisnagas biznagas } |
| BONANZA | [n. -S] · a rich mine |
| BONIATO | [n. -TOS] · a sweet potato |
| BRACERO | [n. -ROS] · a Mexican~ laborer |
| BROCADE | [v. -CADED, -CADING, -CADES] · to weave with a raised design / [x] { brocade brocading broche § brocades § brocade brocaded brocades brocading broche § brocaded } |
| BRONCHO | [n. -CHOS] · bronco / [x] { bronc broncho bronco § bronchos broncos broncs } |
| BUFFALO | [n. -LOES or -LOS] · an ox-like animal / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to intimidate |
| BURRITO | [n. -TOS] · a tortilla rolled around a filling |
| CABILDO | [n. -DOS] · a town council |
| CACIQUE | [n. -S] · a tropical oriole / [x] { cacique cazique § caciques caziques } |
| CAJONES | < CAJON, [n. -ES] · a steep-sided~ canyon |
| CALDERA | [n. -S] · a large crater |
| CALICHE | [n. -S] · a mineral deposit |
| CANASTA | [n. -S] · a card game |
| CANTINA | [n. -S] · a saloon |
| CARABAO | [n. -BAOS] · a water buffalo |
| CARAMBA | [i.] · used to express surprise or dismay |
| CASCARA | [n. -S] · a medicinal tree bark |
| CASSABA | [n. -S] · casaba «a variety of melon» / [x] { casaba cassaba § casabas cassabas } |
| CASSAVA | [n. -S] · a tropical plant / [x] { casava cassaba cassava § casavas cassavas } |
| CAZIQUE | [n. -S] · cacique «a tropical oriole» / [x] { cacique cazique § caciques caziques } |
| CEDILLA | [n. -S] · a pronunciation mark |
| CENTIMO | [n. -MOS] · any of various small coins |
| CEVICHE | [n. -S] · seviche «a dish of raw fish» / [x] { ceviche seviche § ceviches seviches } |
| CHALUPA | [n. -S] · a fried corn tortilla spread with a savory mixture |
| CHAMISE | [n. -S] · chamiso «a flowering shrub» / [x] { chamisa chamise chamiso § chamisas chamises chamisos } |
| CHAMISO | [n. -SOS] · a flowering shrub / [x] { chamisa chamise chamiso § chamisas chamises chamisos } |
| CHARQUI | [n. -S] · a type of meat - CHARQUID [a.] |
| CHAYOTE | [n. -S] · a tropical vine |
| CHICANO | [n. -NOS] · an American~ of Mexican~ descent |
| CHORIZO | [n. -ZOS] · a highly seasoned sausage |
| COJONES | [n.] · testicles -- usually considered vulgar |
| COLONEL | [n. -S] · a military officer |
| COQUINA | [n. -S] · a small marine clam |
| COQUITO | [n. -TOS] · a palm tree |
| CORRIDA | [n. -S] · a bullfight |
| CRUSADO | [n. -DOES or -DOS] · an old Portuguese~ coin / [x] { crusado cruzado § crusadoes crusados cruzadoes cruzados } |
| CULTISM | [n. -S] · devotion to a cult |
| CZARINA | [n. -S] · the wife of a czar / [x] { czarina tsar tsarina tzarina § czarinas tsarinas tzarinas } |
| EPAZOTE | [n. -S] · an herb of the goosefoot family |
| ESCOLAR | [n. -S] · a food fish |
| ESPARTO | [n. -TOS] · a perennial grass |
| FRIJOLE | [n. -S] · frijol «a bean used as food» / [x] { frijol frijole § frijoles } |
| GAROTTE | [v. GAROTTED, GAROTTING, GAROTTES] · to garrote «to execute by strangling» / [x] { garote garotte garotting garrote garroting garrotte garrotting § garotes garottes garrotes garrottes § garote garoted garotes garoting garotte garotted garottes garotting garrote garroted garrotes garroting garrotte garrotted garrottes garrotting } |
| GARROTE | [v. -ROTED, -ROTING, -ROTES] · to execute by strangling / [x] { garote garotte garotting garrote garroting garrotte garrotting § garotes garottes garrotes garrottes § garote garoted garotes garoting garotte garotted garottes garotting garrote garroted garrotes garroting garrotte garrotted garrottes garrotting } |
| GORDITA | [n. -S] · a stuffed and fried pocket of cornmeal dough |
| GRANDEE | [n. -S] · man of high social position |
| GRUNION | [n. -S] · a small food fish |
| GUANACO | [n. -COS] · a South American~ mammal |
| HAMMOCK | [n. -S] · a hanging cot |
| HIDALGO | [n. -GOS] · a minor Spanish~ nobleman |
| HOOSGOW | [n. -S] · hoosegow «a jail» / [x] { hoosegow hoosgow § hoosegows hoosgows } |
| INFANTA | [n. -S] · a daughter of a Spanish~ or Portuguese~ monarch |
| INUTILE | [a.] · useless |
| LADRONE | [n. -S] · a thief / [x] { ladron ladrone § ladrones ladrons } |
| LEMPIRA | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of Honduras~ |
| MACHETE | [n. -S] · a large, heavy knife |
| MADRONA | [n. -S] · an evergreen tree / [x] { madrono § madrona madronas madrone madrones madronos } |
| MADRONE | [n. -S] · madrona «an evergreen tree» / [x] { madrono § madrona madronas madrone madrones madronos } |
| MADRONO | [n. -NOS] · madrona «an evergreen tree» / [x] { madrono § madrona madronas madrone madrones madronos } |
| MAJAGUA | [n. -S] · a tropical tree |
| MANATEE | [n. -S] · an aquatic mammal - MANATOID [a.] |
| MANILLA | [n. -S] · manila / [x] { manila manilla manille § manilas manillas manilles § manila manilla } |
| MANILLE | [n. -S] · the second highest trump in certain card games / [x] { manila manilla manille § manilas manillas manilles § manila manilla } |
| MAQUILA | [n. -S] · a foreign-owned~ assembly factory in Mexico~ |
| MATADOR | [n. -S] · the bullfighter who kills the bull in a bullfight |
| MENDIGO | [n. -GOS] · a freshwater fish |
| MESQUIT | [n. -S] · mesquite / [x] { mesquit mesquite mezquit mezquite muskit § mesquites mesquits mezquites mezquits muskits } |
| MESTESO | [n. -SOS or -SOES] · mestizo / [x] { mesteso mestino mestizo § mestesoes mestesos mestinoes mestinos mestizoes mestizos metis § metis } |
| MESTINO | [n. -NOS or -NOES] · mestizo / [x] { mesteso mestino mestizo § mestesoes mestesos mestinoes mestinos mestizoes mestizos metis § metis } |
| MESTIZO | [n. -ZOS or -ZOES] · a person of mixed ancestry / [x] { mesteso mestino mestizo § mestesoes mestesos mestinoes mestinos mestizoes mestizos metis § metis } |
| MEZQUIT | [n. -S] · mesquite / [x] { mesquit mesquite mezquit mezquite muskit § mesquites mesquits mezquites mezquits muskits } |
| MIRADOR | [n. -S] · an architectural feature designed to afford an extensive view |
| MOCHILA | [n. -S] · a leather covering for a saddle |
| MOFONGO | [n. -S] a Caribbean~ dish of fried green plantains or yuca seasoned with garlic |
| MONTERO | [n. -ROS] · a type of cap |
| MULATTO | [n. -TOES or -TOS] · the offspring of one white and one black parent |
| MUSTANG | [n. -S] · a wild horse |
| NOPALES | < NOPAL, [n. -S or -ES] · a cactus of Mexico~ and and Central America~ (=nopales) |
| OLOROSO | [n. -SOS] · a dark sherry |
| OREGANO | [n. -NOS] · an aromatic herb used as a seasoning / [x] { oregano origan origanum § oreganos origans origanums } |
| PACHUCO | [n. -COS] · a flashy Mexican-American~ youth |
| PALABRA | [n. -S] · a word |
| PAMPERO | [n. -ROS] · a cold, dry wind |
| PANOCHA | [n. -S] · a coarse Mexican~ sugar / [x] { panocha panoche penoche penuche penuchi § panochas panoches penoches penuches penuchis } |
| PANOCHE | [n. -S] · panocha «a coarse Mexican~ sugar» / [x] { panocha panoche penoche penuche penuchi § panochas panoches penoches penuches penuchis } |
| PARADOR | [n. -DORS or -DORES] · an inn in Spain~ (=paradores) |
| PICADOR | [n. -ES or -S] · a horseman in a bullfight |
| PINNACE | [n. -S] · a small sailing ship |
| POBLANO | [n. -NOS] · a mild, dark-green~ chili pepper |
| POMPANO | [n. -NOS] · a marine food fish |
| PRIMERO | [n. -ROS] · a card game |
| QUERIDA | [n. -S] · a female sweetheart |
| QUETZAL | [n. -S or -ES] · a tropical bird / [x] { quetzal quezal § quetzales quetzals quezales quezals } |
| QUILLAI | [n. -S] · an evergreen tree / [x] { cullay quillai quillaia quillaja § cullays quillaias quillais quillajas } |
| QUINELA | [n. -S] · quinella «a type of bet in horse racing» / [x] { quinela quinella quiniela § quinelas quinellas quinielas § quinella quinellas quiniela } |
| QUINTAL | [n. -S] · a unit of weight |
| RHATANY | [n. -NIES] · a South American~ shrub / [x] { ratany rhatany § ratanies rhatanies } |
| SACATON | [n. -S] · a perennial grass / [x] { sacaton zacaton § sacatons zacatons } |
| SAGUARO | [n. -ROS] · a tall cactus / [x] { saguaro sahuaro § saguaros sahuaros } |
| SAHUARO | [n. -ROS] · saguaro / [x] { saguaro sahuaro § saguaros sahuaros } |
| SANGRIA | [n. -S] · an alcoholic beverage / [x] { sangaree sangria § sangarees sangrias § sangaree sangarees } |
| SAVANNA | [n. -S] · a flat, treeless grassland / [x] { savanna savannah § savannahs savannas } |
| SERRANO | [n. -NOS] · a small hot pepper |
| SEVICHE | [n. -S] · a dish of raw fish / [x] { ceviche seviche § ceviches seviches } |
| SHERRIS | [n. -RISES] · sherry / [x] { sherris sherry § sherries sherrises } |
| SOROCHE | [n. -S] · mountain sickness |
| TAMALES | < TAMALE, [n. -S] · a Mexican~ dish / [x] { tamal tamale § tamales tamals } |
| TAMARIN | [n. -S] · a South American~ monkey |
| TEMBLOR | [n. -S or -ES] · an earthquake |
| TEPACHE | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ drink made with pineapple, brown sugar, and water |
| TEQUILA | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ liquor |
| TOBACCO | [n. -COS or -COES] · an annual herb cultivated for its leaves |
| TOSTADA | [n. -S] · a tortilla fried in deep fat / [x] { tostada tostado § tostadas tostados } |
| TOSTADO | [n. -DOS] · tostada «a tortilla fried in deep fat» / [x] { tostada tostado § tostadas tostados } |
| TOSTONE | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ dish of fried plantains |
| TSARINA | [n. -S] · czarina «the wife of a czar» / [x] { czarina tsar tsarina tzarina § czarinas tsarinas tzarinas } |
| TURISTA | [n. -S] · intestinal sickness affecting a tourist in a foreign country / [x] { tourista turista § touristas turistas } |
| TZARINA | [n. -S] · czarina «the wife of a czar» / [x] { czarina tsar tsarina tzarina § czarinas tsarinas tzarinas } |
| VAMOOSE | [v. -MOOSED, -MOOSING, -MOOSES] · to leave quickly / [x] { vamoose vamoosed vamooses vamoosing vamose vamosed vamoses vamosing } |
| VANILLA | [n. -S] · a flavoring extract - VANILLIC [a.] |
| VAQUERO | [n. -ROS] · a cowboy |
| VICUGNA | [n. -S] · vicuna «a ruminant mammal» / [x] { vicugna vicuna § vicugnas vicunas } |
| VIHUELA | [n. -S] · a type of early Spanish~ guitar |
| VOLANTE | [a.] · moving with light rapidity -- used as a musical direction |
| ZACATON | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ grass / [x] { sacaton zacaton § sacatons zacatons } |
| ZAPATEO | [n. -TEOS] · a Spanish~ dance |
| ZORILLA | [n. -S] · zoril «a small African~ mammal» / [x] { zoril zorilla zorille zorillo § zorillas zorilles zorillos zorils } |
| ZORILLE | [n. -S] · zoril «a small African~ mammal» / [x] { zoril zorilla zorille zorillo § zorillas zorilles zorillos zorils } |
| ZORILLO | [n. -LOS] · zoril «a small African~ mammal» / [x] { zoril zorilla zorille zorillo § zorillas zorilles zorillos zorils } |
| ADJUTANT | [n. -S] · an assistant / [x] { adjutant adjuvant § adjutants adjuvants § adjutant adjuvant } |
| ALFAQUIN | [n. -S] · alfaqui «a teacher of Muslim~ law» / [x] { alfaki alfaqui alfaquin § alfakis alfaquins alfaquis } |
| ALGAROBA | [n. -S] · the mesquite |
| AUTOGIRO | [n. -ROS] · a type of airplane / [x] { autogiro autogyro giro § autogiros autogyros giros § giro giros } |
| BARBASCO | [n. -COS or -COES] · a tropical tree |
| BARBECUE | [v. -CUED, -CUING, -CUES] · to cook over live coals or an open fire / [x] { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed } |
| BARBEQUE | [v. -QUED, -QUING, -QUES] · barbecue / [x] { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed } |
| BARRANCA | [n. -S] · a steep ravine / [x] { barranca barranco § barrancas barrancos } |
| BARRANCO | [n. -COS] · barranca «a steep ravine» / [x] { barranca barranco § barrancas barrancos } |
| BINNACLE | [n. -S] · a compass stand |
| CABRILLA | [n. -S] · a sea bass |
| CACHUCHA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ dance |
| CACOMIXL | [n. -S] · a raccoon-like~ mammal / [x] { cacomistle cacomixl cacomixle § cacomistles cacomixles cacomixls } |
| CALABAZA | [n. -S] · a large winter squash |
| CAMISADE | [n. -S] · camisado «an attack made at night» / [x] { camisade camisado § camisades camisadoes camisados } |
| CAMISADO | [n. -DOS or -DOES] · an attack made at night / [x] { camisade camisado § camisades camisadoes camisados } |
| CANNIBAL | [n. -S] · one who eats his own kind |
| CAPYBARA | [n. -S] · a large rodent |
| CARACARA | [n. -S] · a large hawk |
| CARNITAS | [n.] a Mexican~ dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork |
| CASCABEL | [n. -S] · the rear part of a cannon / [x] { cascabel cascable § cascabels cascables } |
| CASCABLE | [n. -S] · cascabel «the rear part of a cannon» / [x] { cascabel cascable § cascabels cascables } |
| CASTANET | [n. -S] · a rhythm instrument |
| CAUDILLO | [n. -LLOS] · a military dictator |
| CHIMENEA | [n. -S] · an outdoor fireplace shaped like a lightbulb / [x] { chimenea chiminea § chimeneas chimineas } |
| CHIMINEA | [n. -S] · chimenea «an outdoor fireplace shaped like a lightbulb» / [x] { chimenea chiminea § chimeneas chimineas } |
| CHIPOTLE | [n. -S] · a smoked and dried jalapeno pepper |
| CHUBASCO | [n. -COS] · a violent thunderstorm |
| CILANTRO | [n. -TROS] · an herb used in cooking |
| COCOBOLA | [n. -S] · cocobolo «a tropical tree» / [x] { cocobola cocobolo § cocobolas cocobolos } |
| COCOBOLO | [n. -LOS] · a tropical tree / [x] { cocobola cocobolo § cocobolas cocobolos } |
| COLORADO | [a.] · of medium strength and color -- used of cigars |
| COMPADRE | [n. -S] · a close friend |
| CONVERSO | [n. -SOS] · a Jew who converted to Christianity~ |
| CORDWAIN | [n. -S] · cordovan «a fine leather» / [x] { cordovan cordwain § cordovans cordwains § cordovan } |
| DISPATCH | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to send off with speed / [x] { despatch dispatch dispatching § despatches dispatches § despatch despatched despatches despatching dispatch dispatched dispatches dispatching } |
| EMPANADA | [n. -S] · a pastry turnover |
| ESTANCIA | [n. -S] · a cattle ranch |
| FANDANGO | [n. -OES or -OS] · a lively Spanish~ dance (=fandangoes) |
| FANEGADA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ unit of area |
| FAROLITO | [n. -TOS] · a candle in a paper bag weighted with sand |
| FLAMENCO | [n. -COS] · a strongly rhythmic style of dancing |
| FLAMINGO | [n. -GOS or -GOES] · a wading bird |
| FLOTILLA | [n. -S] · a fleet of ships |
| GARBANZO | [n. -ZOS] · a chickpea |
| GARROTTE | [v. -ROTTED, -ROTTING, -ROTTES] · to garrote «to execute by strangling» / [x] { garote garotte garotting garrote garroting garrotte garrotting § garotes garottes garrotes garrottes § garote garoted garotes garoting garotte garotted garottes garotting garrote garroted garrotes garroting garrotte garrotted garrottes garrotting } |
| GAZPACHO | [n. -CHOS] · a cold, spicy soup |
| GRACIOSO | [n. -SOS] · a clown in Spanish~ comedy |
| GUARACHE | [n. -S] · huarache «a flat-heeled~ sandal» / [x] { guarache huarache huaracho § huaraches huarachos } |
| GUERILLA | [n. -S] · a member of a small independent band of soldiers / [x] { guerilla guerrilla § guerillas guerrillas § guerilla guerrilla } |
| HABANERO | [n. -ROS] · a hot chili pepper |
| HACIENDA | [n. -S] · an estate |
| HOOSEGOW | [n. -S] · a jail / [x] { hoosegow hoosgow § hoosegows hoosgows } |
| HORCHATA | [n. -S] a sweet beverage variously made with rice |
| HUARACHE | [n. -S] · a flat-heeled~ sandal / [x] { guarache huarache huaracho § huaraches huarachos } |
| HUARACHO | [n. -CHOS] · huarache «a flat-heeled~ sandal» / [x] { guarache huarache huaracho § huaraches huarachos } |
| HUISACHE | [n. -S] · a flowering plant |
| JAVELINA | [n. -S] · a peccary |
| JIPIJAPA | [n. -S] · a tropical plant |
| MACHISMO | [n. -MOS] · strong masculinity / [x] { machismo machoism § machismos machoisms } |
| MANTILLA | [n. -S] · a woman's scarf |
| MARAVEDI | [n. -S] · a former coin of Spain~ |
| MARIACHI | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ musical band |
| MARIPOSA | [n. -S] · a flowering plant |
| MERENGUE | [n. -S] · a ballroom dance |
| MESQUITE | [n. -S] · a spiny tree or shrub / [x] { mesquit mesquite mezquit mezquite muskit § mesquites mesquits mezquites mezquits muskits } |
| MEZQUITE | [n. -S] · mesquite / [x] { mesquit mesquite mezquit mezquite muskit § mesquites mesquits mezquites mezquits muskits } |
| MOSQUITO | [n. -TOES or -TOS] · a winged insect |
| MUCHACHA | [n. -S] · a young woman |
| MUCHACHO | [n. -CHOS] · a young man |
| OCTOROON | [n. -S] · a person of one-eighth~ black ancestry |
| PALMETTO | [n. -TOS or -TOES] · a tropical tree |
| PALOMINO | [n. -NOS] · a slender-legged~ horse |
| PANATELA | [n. -S] · a long, slender cigar / [x] { panatela panatella panetela panetella § panatelas panatellas panetelas panetellas } |
| PERFECTO | [n. -TOS] · a medium-sized~ cigar |
| PIMIENTO | [n. -TOS] · a sweet pepper / [x] { pimento pimiento § pimentos pimientos } |
| POLITICO | [n. -COS or -COES] · one who politicks «to engage in politics» |
| PRESIDIO | [n. -DIOS] · a Spanish~ fort |
| QUINELLA | [n. -S] · a type of bet in horse racing / [x] { quinela quinella quiniela § quinelas quinellas quinielas § quinella quinellas quiniela } |
| QUINIELA | [n. -S] · quinella «a type of bet in horse racing» / [x] { quinela quinella quiniela § quinelas quinellas quinielas § quinella quinellas quiniela } |
| RANCHERA | [n. -S] · a type of Mexican~ country music |
| RANCHERO | [n. -ROS] · a rancher / [x] { rancher ranchero ranchman § rancheros ranchers ranchmen } |
| RENEGADE | [v. -GADED, -GADING, -GADES] · to become a traitor / [x] { renegade renegado § renegades renegadoes renegados § renegade renegaded renegades renegading § renegade } |
| RENEGADO | [n. -DOS or -DOES] · a traitor / [x] { renegade renegado § renegades renegadoes renegados § renegade renegaded renegades renegading § renegade } |
| REQUINTO | [n. -TOS] · a small guitar |
| SALPICON | [n. -S] · a mixture of chopped foods in a sauce used as stuffings |
| SALSILLA | [n. -S] · a tropical plant |
| SOMBRERO | [n. -ROS] · a broad-brimmed~ hat |
| TAPADERA | [n. -S] · a part of a saddle / [x] { tapadera tapadero § tapaderas tapaderos } |
| TAPADERO | [n. -ROS] · tapadera «a part of a saddle» / [x] { tapadera tapadero § tapaderas tapaderos } |
| TAQUERIA | [n. -S] · a restaurant specializing in tacos and burritos |
| TEOCALLI | [n. -S] · an Aztec~ temple / [x] { teocalli teopan § teocallis teopans } |
| TEOSINTE | [n. -S] · an annual grass |
| TOQUILLA | [n. -S] · a palmlike plant of South America~ |
| TOREADOR | [n. -S] · a bullfighter |
| TORNILLO | [n. -LOS] · a flowering shrub |
| TORTILLA | [n. -S] · a round, flat cake of unleavened cornmeal |
| VALENCIA | [n. -S] · a woven fabric |
| VISCACHA | [n. -S] · a burrowing rodent / [x] { viscacha vizcacha § viscachas vizcachas } |
| VIZCACHA | [n. -S] · viscacha «a burrowing rodent» / [x] { viscacha vizcacha § viscachas vizcachas } |
| ZARZUELA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ operetta |
| ALBATROSS | † [n. -ES] · large seabird |
| ALFILARIA | [n. -S] · © the pin grass, a weed in California~ / [x] { alfilaria alfileria filaree § alfilarias alfilerias filarees } |
| ALFILERIA | † [n. -S] · european~ weed with pink flowers / [x] { alfilaria alfileria filaree § alfilarias alfilerias filarees } |
| ALGARROBA | [n. -S] · mesquite, carob |
| ALTIPLANO | [n. -NOS] · a plateau of the Andes~, covering two thirds of Bolivia and extending into S Peru~: contains Lake Titicaca~. Height: 3000 m (10 000 ft) to 3900 m (13 000 ft) |
| ANCHOVETA | [n. -S] · a small anchovy, Cetengraulis~ mysticetus~, of the American~ Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen / [x] { anchoveta anchovetta § anchovetas anchovettas } |
| ARMADILLO | [n. -LOS] · © any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae~, peculiar to America~ |
| AYAHUASCA | † [n. -S] · hallucinogenic plant brew |
| BANDONEON | [n. -S] · a type of square concertina, esp~ used in Argentina~ |
| BARRACOON | [n. -S] · © a slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily |
| BARRACUDA | † [n. -S] · voracious tropical marine fish / [x] { barracouta § barracoutas barracuda barracudas } |
| BARRICADO | [v. -DOED, -DOING, -DOS, -DOES] · © see Barricade (=barricados) / [x] { barricade barricading barricado § barricades barricadoes barricados § barricade barricaded barricades barricading barricado barricadoed barricadoes barricadoing § barricadoed } |
| BASTINADO | [v. -DOED, -DOING, -DOES] · © to beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet |
| BURLADERO | [n. -ROS] · a safe area for the bull-fighter~ in a bull ring |
| CABALLERO | [n. -ROS] · a Spanish~ gentleman / [x] { caballero cavalero § caballeros cavaleros } |
| CACOMIXLE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Cacomixl / [x] { cacomistle cacomixl cacomixle § cacomistles cacomixles cacomixls } |
| CAFETERIA | [n. -S] · a self-service~ restaurant / [x] { caf cafe cafeteria caff § cafes cafeterias caffs cafs } |
| CALAMANCO | [n. -COS or -COES] · © a glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked |
| CAMARILLA | [n. -S] · © the private audience chamber of a king |
| CAMPESINO | [n. -NOS] · a Latin~ American~ rural peasant |
| CHAPARRAL | [n. -S] · © a thicket of low evergreen oaks |
| CHERIMOYA | [n. -S] · a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean~ highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured~ flesh / [x] { cherimoya chirimoya § cherimoyas chirimoyas } |
| CHICALOTE | [n. -S] · a poppy, Argemone~ platyceras~, of the southwestern US and Mexico~ with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers |
| CHIRIMOYA | [n. -S] alternative spelling of cherimoya «a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with…» / [x] { cherimoya chirimoya § cherimoyas chirimoyas } |
| CHOCOLATE | [n. -S] · © a paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma~ Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla |
| CIGARILLO | [n. -RILLOS] · a small cigar often only slightly larger than a cigarette |
| CIGUATERA | [n. -S] · food poisoning caused by a ciguatoxin~ in seafood |
| COYOTILLO | [n. -LOS] · a thorny poisonous rhamnaceous~ shrub, Karwinskia~ humboldtiana~ of Mexico~ and the southwestern US, the berries of which cause paralysis |
| CUADRILLA | [n. -S] · a small group, esp~ a matador's assistants |
| CURANDERA | [n. -S] · (in Hispanic~ America~) a female healer or shaman |
| CURANDERO | [n. -ROS] · a male healer or shaman in Hispanic-America~ |
| ENCHILADA | [n. -S] · a Mexican~ dish consisting of a tortilla fried in hot fat, filled with meat, and served with a chilli sauce |
| FRONTENIS | [n. -TENISES] · (sport) a variation of the Basque ball game of pilota~ played on a large court with a tennis-style~ racquet |
| GABARDINE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Gaberdine / [x] { gabardine gaberdine § gabardines gaberdines } |
| GABERDINE | [n. -S] · © a coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress / [x] { gabardine gaberdine § gabardines gaberdines } |
| GUACAMOLE | [n. -S] · a spread of mashed avocado, tomato pulp, and seasoning |
| GUANABANA | [n. -S] · a small West Indian~ tree, Annona muricata~, having large spiny fruit |
| GUAYABERA | [n. -S] · an embroidered men's shirt worn in Latin~ America~ and the West Indies |
| GUERRILLA | [n. -S] · © an irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain~ during the Peninsular war / [x] { guerilla guerrilla § guerillas guerrillas § guerilla guerrilla } |
| HACENDADO | [n. -DOS] · a person who owns or supervises a hacienda / [x] { hacendado haciendado § hacendados haciendados } |
| HURRICANE | † [n.] a severe tropical cyclone |
| INTENDANT | [n. -S] · © one who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance |
| LUMINARIA | [n. -S] · a small paper lantern, usually with sand and a candle inside |
| MAJORDOMO | [n. -MOS] · derivative of major-domo~ «the chief steward or butler of a great household» |
| MANZANITA | † [n. -S] · an evergreen shrub |
| MARGARITA | [n. -S] · a mixed drink consisting of tequila and lemon juice |
| MARIHUANA | [n. -S] · derivative of marijuana / [x] { marihuana marijuana § marihuanas marijuanas } |
| MARIJUANA | [n. -S] · the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used for its euphoric effects, esp~ in the form of cigarettes / [x] { marihuana marijuana § marihuanas marijuanas } |
| MUSCOVADO | [n. -DOS] · © unrefined or raw sugar |
| PICADILLO | [n. -LOS] · (cookery) a traditional Latin-American~ dish that contains ground meat, tomatoes, vegetables, and other regional ingredients, used as a filling, for example in tacos |
| PUNCTILIO | [n. -LIOS] · © a nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony |
| QUADRILLE | [n. -S] · © a dance having five figures, in common time, four couples of dancers being in each set |
| QUEBRACHO | † [n. -S] · south American~ tree with hard wood |
| RANCHERIA | [n. -S] · (Southwestern US) a native village or settlement |
| REGGAETON | [n. -S] · a type of Puerto~ Rican~ popular music that combines reggae rhythms with hip-hop~ influences and includes rapping in Spanish~ |
| SABADILLA | [n. -S] · © a Mexican~ liliaceous plant; also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative |
| SANBENITO | [n. -TOS] · © anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church |
| SAPODILLA | [n. -S] · © a tall, evergreen, tropical American~ tree; also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum |
| SASSAFRAS | [n. -ES] · © an American~ tree of the Laurel family; also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste |
| SIMPATICO | [a.] · pleasant or congenial / [x] { simpatico sympatico } |
| SOPAPILLA | [n. -S] · sopaipilla «mexican deep-fried pastry» / [x] { sopaipilla sopapilla § sopaipillas sopapillas } |
| SYMPATICO | [a.] · a variant spelling of simpatico / [x] { simpatico sympatico } |
| TACAMAHAC | † [n. -S] · resinous exudation from tropical trees |
| TAMARILLO | [n. -LOS] · tree tomato |
| TOMATILLO | [n. -LOS or -LOES] a plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico~. |
| VIGILANTE | [n. -S] · one of an organized group of citizens who take upon themselves the protection of their district, properties, etc~. |
| ZAPATEADO | [n. -DOS] · a Spanish~ dance with stamping and very fast footwork |
| AFICIONADO | [n. -DOS] · an ardent supporter or devotee / [x] { afficionado aficionado § afficionados aficionados } |
| ANCHOVETTA | [n. -S] · anchoveta «a small anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, of the American Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen» / [x] { anchoveta anchovetta § anchovetas anchovettas } |
| BANDERILLA | [n. -S] · (bullfighting) a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder |
| CACOMISTLE | † [n. -S] · small carnivorous mammal of Mexico~ and southwestern US / [x] { cacomistle cacomixl cacomixle § cacomistles cacomixles cacomixls } |
| CARABINERO | [n. -ROS] · a Chilean~ police officer / [x] { biner carabineer carabinero carabinier carabiniere carabinieri carbineer § biners carabineers carabineros carabiniers carbineers } |
| CASCARILLA | [n. -S] · © a euphorbiaceous~ West Indian~ shrub; also, its aromatic bark |
| CHAPAREJOS | [n.] · chaps / [x] { chap chaparajos chaparejos chapt § chaps § chap chapped chapping chaps § chapped chapt } |
| CHICHARRON | [n.] a Spanish~ dish made from fried pork |
| CHINCHILLA | [n. -S] · © a small rodent, of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru~ and Chili |
| CHUCKWALLA | [n. -S] · a lizard, Sauromalus~ obesus~, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the southwestern US: family Iguanidae~ (iguanas) / [x] { chuckawalla chuckwalla § chuckawallas chuckwallas } |
| CONTRABAND | [n. -S] · © illegal or prohibited traffic |
| CORDILLERA | [n. -S] · © a mountain ridge or chain |
| FILIBUSTER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to act as a filibuster, or military freebooter |
| GRANADILLA | † [n.] any of several species of genus Passiflora~ of passion flowers of tropical America~. / [x] { granadilla grenadilla § granadillas grenadillas } |
| GRENADILLA | [n. -S] african~ blackwood / [x] { granadilla grenadilla § granadillas grenadillas } |
| HACIENDADO | [n. -DOS] · hacendado «a person who owns or supervises a hacienda» / [x] { hacendado haciendado § hacendados haciendados } |
| LATIFUNDIO | [n. -DIOS] a large estate, large land property, especially in Latin~ America~ |
| MANCHINEEL | [n. -S] · © a euphorbiaceous~ tree of tropical America~, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple |
| MAYONNAISE | † [n.] a dressing made from vegetable oil |
| PECCADILLO | [n. -LOS or -LOES] · © a slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault |
| PENINSULAR | [a.] · © of or pertaining to a peninsula; as, a peninsular form; peninsular people; the peninsular war |
| QUESADILLA | [n. -S] · a toasted tortilla filled with cheese and sometimes other ingredients |
| SEGUIDILLA | [n. -S] · a Spanish~ dance in a fast triple rhythm |
| SINSEMILLA | [n. -S] · a type of marijuana with a very high narcotic content |
| SOPAIPILLA | [n. -S] · mexican~ deep-fried~ pastry / [x] { sopaipilla sopapilla § sopaipillas sopapillas } |
| TELENOVELA | [n. -S] a television soap opera presented as a miniseries |
| AFFICIONADO | [n. -DOS] · a variant spelling of aficionado / [x] { afficionado aficionado § afficionados aficionados } |
| AMONTILLADO | [n. -DOS] · © a dry kind of cherry, of a light color |
| BENEFICIATE | [v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] · © to reduce |
| CAUDILLISMO | [n. -MOS] · (pejorative) a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo |
| CHUCKAWALLA | [n. -S] · chuckwalla «a lizard, Sauromalus obesus, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the…» / [x] { chuckawalla chuckwalla § chuckawallas chuckwallas } |
| EMBARCADERO | [n. -ROS] · (rare) a quay or pier |
| MAQUILADORA | [n. -S] · a foreign-owned~ factory in Mexico~ which uses cheap Mexican~ labour to assemble products and then exports the products back to the country of origin |
| PLATERESQUE | [a.] · © resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments |
| BANDERILLERO | [n. -ROS] · a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull |
| CONQUISTADOR | [n. -ES or -S] · an adventurer or conqueror, esp~ one of the Spanish~ conquerors of the New World in the 16th century |
| SARSAPARILLA | [n. -S] · © any plant of several tropical American~ species of Smilax |
| INCOMMUNICADO | [b.] · (postpositive) deprived of communication with other people, as while in solitary confinement |
| KERATOMILEUSIS | [n. KERATOMILEUSES] improvement of the refractive state of the cornea |
| PRONUNCIAMENTO | [n. -TOS] · © a proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration |