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Loanwords Spanish NatureLisa Chen and Jeff LeeBackground of Spanish loanwords In the days of Mexican or Spanish cowboys working in where is now the U.S. SouthwestWords of Caribbean origin entered English by way of trade. The names of foods whose names have no English equivalentalligator
Spanish lagarto El lagarto--the lizard
Lizard
alligator
mosquito
Spanish mosquito -- little gnatmosquitomosca muscamu- (gnat or fly)imitative of insect buzzingthe sound of humming insects
breeze Spanish brisa"cold northeast wind""northeast trade wind fresh wind from the sea "gentle or light wind
ZorroSpanish zorro -- foxIn English, a masked rider Don Diego de la VegaCapitan MonastarioWriter Johnston McCulley
calderaSpanishcalderaSpanish caldera --"kettle or cooking potEnglish caldera-- cauldron-likevolcanicfeature
calderacooking pot
Tornado
Not in Spanish originallySeamen mangledSpanish torna + English TurnTronada Tobacco
Taino (language in Caribbean)Introduced by Francisco Fernandes
Arabic tabbaqTransferred to an Americanplant
Hurricane
Taino (language in Caribbean)Sea of God or Center of the windColumbus armadillo
Spanish word Armado (armored)Armado + illo (dimunitive)
Aztec mammal animalSpanish Conquistador
Burrito
Not from SpainMexican sold tacos on donkeys.Anglo-American tourists
Spanish Burro (donkey)
Referenceshttp://spanish.about.com/cs/historyofspanish/a/spanishloanword.htmhttp://www.manythings.org/voa/animals/6025.htmlhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mosquitohttp://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/where-did-the-word-breeze-for-a-gentle-wind-come-from-and-what-does-it-mean-in-spanishhttp://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=breeze&searchmode=nonehttp://www.billcotter.com/zorro/history-of-series.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calderahttp://wordconnections.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/tornado/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=tobacco&allowed_in_frame=0http://news.softpedia.com/news/10-Things-You-Did-Not-Know-About-Armadillos-75106.shtmlhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Burrito&defid=5374350The End