Spanish borrowings into English

a farewell remark

a person with white hair, milky skin, and pink eyes

an amphibious reptile related to crocodiles

a treelike herb bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire

small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

local names for a cowboy

(offensive) a swindle that cheats someone out of money

a flour tortilla folded around a filling

small donkey used as a pack animal

any of several small Old World finches

a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers

dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau

very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

a food made from roasted ground cacao beans

a roll of tobacco for smoking

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley

a narcotic extracted from coca leaves

any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects

tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits

the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere

a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish)

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time

large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried

one who fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

a stringed instrument usually having six strings

a Cuban dance in duple time

the main house on a ranch or large estate

a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps

slang for a jail

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

metal device that allows a lock's mechanism to be rotated

used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America

a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice

a group of street musicians in Mexico

the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

two-winged insect that sucks the blood of humans and animals

(offensive) a person with both black and white ancestry

small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish

a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled

of or belonging to a dark-skinned racial group

any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears

nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

aromatic Eurasian perennial

tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child

plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum

plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices

a spotted or calico horse or pony

any of several low-growing pines of western North America

a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head

an edible tuber native to South America

in a punctual manner

large American feline resembling a lion

a fine point of etiquette or petty formality

an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent

whip with a leather thong at the end

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen

a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods

a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men

any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves

yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

a nap in the early afternoon

a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim

any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors

a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling

corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed

South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor

Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant

Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes

mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

someone who fights bulls

important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat

large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America