burrito — “little donkey”
chorizo — “spiced pork sausage”
cilantro — “coriander”
daiquiri — named after Daiquiri, a port city in eastern Cuba
habanero — “from Havana”
jalapeño — “from Jalapa”
mojito — diminutive form of Cuban Spanish mojo (“sauce”)
nacho — named after Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, who is purported to have invented the dish in 1943
oregano — from orégano
piña colada — from piña (“pineapple”) and colada (“strained”)
salsa — “sauce”
sherry — from Old Spanish Xerés, modern Spanish Jerez
taco — “plug”
tequila – named after Tequila, the Mexican district wher the spirit originated
vanilla — from Spanish vainilla
