* SPANISH and MEXICAN *


CALO a Spanish argot used by Chicano youths [n -S]
CASA a {dwelling=n} [n -S]
CHIA a Mexican herb [n -S]
DONA a Spanish lady [n -S]
DURO a Spanish silver dollar [n -ROS]
JOTA a Spanish dance [n -S]
NADA {nothing=n} [n -S]
PASE a movement of a matador's cape [n -S]
PESO a monetary unit of various Spanish-speaking countries [n -SOS]
REAL having actual existence [adj REALER, REALEST] / a former monetary unit of Spain [n -S or -ES] / a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil [n REIS]
TACO a tortilla folded around a filling [n -COS]
VARA a Spanish unit of length [n -S]
VIGA a ceiling beam in Spanish architecture [n -S]

ADIOS used to express farewell [interj]
ALMUD a Spanish unit of capacity [n -S]
BANDA a style of Mexican dance music [n -S]
BRAZA a Spanish unit of length [n -S]
CHOLA a Mexican-American girl [n -S]
CHOLO a {pachuco=n} [n -LOS]
COLON a monetary unit of Costa Rica [n -ES] / a section of the large intestine [n -S] : COLONE(s)
DOBLA a former gold coin of Spain [n -S]
DOBRA a former gold coin of Portugal [n -S]
FAENA a series of passes made by a matador in a bullfight [n -S]
FANGA {fanega=n} [n -S]
FINCA an estate in Spanish America [n -S]
FLOTA a fleet of Spanish ships [n -S]
JALAP a Mexican plant [n -S] : JALAPIC [adj], JALOP(s)
JALOP {jalap=n} [n -S]
METIS a person of mixed ancestry [n METIS] : METISSE(s)
NACHO a tortilla chip topped with cheese and a savory mixture and broiled [n -CHOS]
NOPAL a cactus of Mexico and and Central America [n -S or -ES] : NOPALITO(s)
RIOJA a dry red Spanish wine [n -S]
SENOR a Spanish gentleman [n -S or -ES] : SENORA SENORITA
TAMAL {tamale=n} [n -S]
TORTA a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore prepared for the patio process [n -S]

ABELIA an Asian or Mexican shrub [n -S]
ARRIBA used to express pleasure [interj]
ARROBA a Spanish unit of weight [n -S]
BARRIO a district [n -RIOS]
BOLERO a Spanish dance [n -ROS]
CHURRO a Spanish and Mexican pastry [n -ROS]
COLONE {colon=n} [n -S]
DOBLON a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America [n -S or -ES] : DOUBLOON
FAJITA marinated and grilled beef, chicken, or shrimp served with a flour tortilla [n -S]
FANEGA a Spanish unit of dry measure [n -S] : FANGA(s), FANEGADA(s)
FLAUTA a tortilla rolled around a filling and fried [n -S]
GITANO a Spanish gypsy [n -NOS]
HUIPIL an embroidered blouse or dress of Mexico [n -S or -ES]
MANANA {tomorrow=n} [n -S]
MULETA a red cloth used by a matador [n -S]
PELOTA a court game of Spanish origin [n -S]
PESETA a monetary unit of Spain [n -S]
PICARA a female {picaro=n} [n -S]
PICARO a vagabond [n -ROS] : PICARA(s)
PINATA a pottery jar used in a Mexican game [n -S]
PITAYA {pitahaya=n} [n -S]
PULQUE a fermented Mexican beverage [n -S]
SENORA a married Spanish woman [n -S]
TAMALE a Mexican dish [n -S] : TAMAL(s)
TEOPAN a {teocalli=n} [n -S]
ZAREBA an improvised stockade [n -S] : ZAREBA ZAREEBA ZARIBA
ZARIBA {zareba=n} [n -S] : ZAREBA ZAREEBA ZARIBA
ZOCALO the public square in a Mexican city or town [n -LOS]

ALCAIDE the commander of a Spanish fortress [n -S]
ALCALDE the mayor of a Spanish town [n -S]
ALCAYDE {alcaide=n} [n -S]
ALCAZAR a Spanish fortress or palace [n -S]
ATALAYA a watchtower [n -S]
AXOLOTL a salamander of Mexico and western United States [n -S]
BRACERO a Mexican laborer [n -ROS]
BURRITO a tortilla rolled around a filling [n -TOS]
CARAMBA used to express surprise or dismay [interj]
CENTAVO a coin of various Spanish-American nations [n -VOS]
CERVEZA {beer=n} [n -S]
CHALUPA a fried corn tortilla spread with a savory mixture [n -S]
CHICANO an American of Mexican descent [n -NOS]
CRIOLLO a person of Spanish ancestry [n -LLOS]
ESPANOL a native of Spain [n -ES]
HIDALGO a minor Spanish nobleman [n -GOS]
INFANTA a daughter of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch [n -S]
INFANTE a younger son of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch [n -S]
LATILLA a peeled limb used in ceilings [n -S]
MAQUILA a foreign-owned assembly factory in Mexico [n -S] : MAQUILLAGE(s) MAQUILADORA(s)
MARRANO a Jew in Spain who professed Christianity to avoid persecution [n -NOS]
MATADOR the bullfighter who kills the bull in a bullfight [n -S]
MESTESO {mestizo=n} [n -SOS or -SOES] : MESTESO MESTINO MESTIZO (all take -ES or -S; also METIS and MESTIZA(s)
MESTINO {mestizo=n} [n -NOS or -NOES] : MESTESO MESTINO MESTIZO (all take -ES or -S; also METIS and MESTIZA(s)
MESTIZA a female {mestizo=n} [n -S] : MESTESO MESTINO MESTIZO (all take -ES or -S; also METIS and MESTIZA(s)
MESTIZO a person of mixed ancestry [n -ZOS or -ZOES] : MESTESO MESTINO MESTIZO (all take -ES or -S; also METIS and MESTIZA(s)
METISSE a female {metis=n} [n -S]
MIRADOR an architectural feature designed to afford an extensive view [n -S]
PACHUCO a flashy Mexican-American youth [n -COS]
PALABRA a word [n -S]
PANOCHA a coarse Mexican sugar [n -S] : PANOCHE(s)
PANOCHE {panocha=n} [n -S]
PARADOR a government-owned hotel in Spain [n -S -ES]
PICACHO an isolated peak of a hill [n -CHOS]
PICADOR a horseman in a bullfight [n -ES or -S]
PICANTE prepared with a spicy sauce [adj]
RELLENO a Mexican dish of a stuffed and fried green chile [n -S]
SARDANA a Spanish folk dance [n -S]
TEQUILA a Mexican liquor [n -S]
TOSTADA a tortilla fried in deep fat [n -S] : TOSTADO(s)
TOSTADO {tostada=n} [n -DOS]
TURISTA intestinal sickness affecting a tourist in a foreign country [n -S] : TOURISTA(s)
WETBACK a Mexican who enters the United States illegally -- an offensive term [n -S]
ZACATON a Mexican grass [n -S]
ZAMARRA a sheepskin coat [n -S] : ZAMARRO(s)
ZAMARRO {zamarra=n} [n -ROS]
ZAPATEO a Spanish dance [n -TEOS]
ZAREEBA {zareba=n} [n -S] : ZAREBA ZAREEBA ZARIBA

AGUACATE an {avocado=n} [n -S]
CACHUCHA a Spanish dance [n -S]
CONJUNTO a style of dance music along the Mexican border [n -TOS]
DOUBLOON a former Spanish gold coin [n -S] : DOBLON
EMPANADA a pastry turnover [n -S]
FANDANGO a lively Spanish dance [n -GOS]
FANEGADA a Spanish unit of area [n -S]
FLOTILLA a fleet of ships [n -S]
GRACIOSO a clown in Spanish comedy [n -SOS]
MARAVEDI a former coin of Spain [n -S]
MARIACHI a Mexican musical band [n -S]
MIQUELET a former Spanish or French soldier [n -S]
NOPALITO the stem of the nopal used as food [n -TOS]
OCOTILLO a Mexican shrub [n -LOS]
PICAROON to act as a pirate [v -ED, -ING, -S]
PICAYUNE a former Spanish-American coin [n -S] : PICAYUNISH
PITAHAYA a cactus of southwestern U.S. and Mexico [n -S] : PITAYA(s)
PRESIDIO a Spanish fort [n -DIOS]
SARABAND a stately Spanish dance [n -S]
SENORITA an unmarried Spanish girl or woman [n -S]
SOMBRERO a broad-brimmed hat [n -ROS]
TAQUERIA a restaurant specializing in tacos and burritos [n -S]
TEOCALLI an Aztec temple [n -S]
TEOSINTE an annual grass [n -S]
TOREADOR a bullfighter [n -S]
TORTILLA a round, flat cake of unleavened cornmeal [n -S]
TOURISTA {turista=n} [n -S]
TUBEROSE a Mexican herb [n -S]
ZARZUELA a Spanish operetta [n -S]

BURLADERO [n -S]
CAMARILLA a group of courtiers [n -S]
CHAPARRAL [n -S]
ENCHILADA [n -S]
PICADILLO [n -S]
PISTOLEER a gunfighter [n -S] : PISTOLEER PISTOLERO PISTOLIER
PISTOLERO [n -S] : PISTOLEER PISTOLERO PISTOLIER
PISTOLIER [n -S] : PISTOLEER PISTOLERO PISTOLIER

CHAPARAJOS chaps [n] : CHAPAREJOS
CHAPAREJOS chaps [n] : CHAPARAJOS
MAQUILLAGE [n -S]
PICARESQUE [n -S]
QUESADILLA [n -S]

MAQUILADORA [n -S]

BANDERILLERO [n -S]


* List compiled from OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka