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Spanish borrowings into English

Mon May 23 07:52:05 EDT 2011
By Francisco Javier (Málaga Spain)
A list of words of Spanish origin.
adios
adobe
aficionado
albino
alcove
alligator
alpaca
armadillo
armada
arroyo
avocado
banana
bandoleer
also "bandolier"
barracuda
barbecue
bizarre
bonanza
booby
bronco
buckaroo
bunco
burrito
burro
cafeteria
caldera
canary
canasta
cannibal
canoe
canyon
cargo
castanets
chaparral
Chihuahua
Definition: an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization
chilli
chili con carne
chocolate
cigar
cigarette
cilantro
cinch
cocaine
cockroach
coco
comrade
conquistador
condor
corral
coyote
creole

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