Some people say that words taken from another language are loan words. Others say the root is from another language. However it happens, Many languages use words from other languages and adopt them as their own. A good site to see a list of English words of Spanish origin is Wikipedia. Here are some examples with the English word, the Spanish word, and the meaning of the Spanish word, if available or needed. alligator = el lagarto = “the lizard” armada = armada = “armed” fleet of ships armadillo = armadillo = little armored one barbecue = barbacoa bonanza = bonanza = “prosperity” cafeteria = cafetería = “coffee store” cargo = cargar = “to load” chocolate = chocolate = “hot water” coyote = coyote fiesta = fiesta = “party” hurricane = huracán jerky = charqui = “dried flesh” loco = loco = “crazy, mad” mesa = mesa = “table” mosquito = mosquito = “little fly” patio = patio = “inner courtyard” plaza = plaza = “public square” poncho = poncho = “woolen fabric” potato = patata ranch = rancho = “very small rural community” rodeo = rodeo salsa = salsa = sauce stampede = estampida tornado = tronada = “thunderstorm” tortilla = tortilla - “little cake”
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:52:52 +0000
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