Adobe: it means “mudbrick” in Spanish. It is an air-dried brick. This word refers to a particular type of building material that is used mostly in the Southwestern United States
Burrito: it means “little donkey” in Spanish.
Breeze: from “briza” in Spanish
Caballero: from Spanish caballero meaning “knight” or “gentleman”, from “caballo”, horse.
Canyon: From the Spanish word cañon that means “gorge”, which comes from caño (tube). It comes from the Latin word canna (reed).
Plaza: a plaza is an open square in a city.
Mosquito: it means literally, “little fly” in Spanish.
Tornado: influenced by Spanish tornar “to twist, turn”.
Hurricane: from “huracán” in Spanish, which means tornado
Rodeo: literally “a going round,” from rodear “go-round, surround”.
Cigarette: Although it comes from the French word cigarette, cigarette comes from the Spanish word cigarro that means “stogie”.
Canoe: it comes from “canoa” in Spanish.
Macho: “tough guy,” from Spanish macho “male animal,” noun use of adjective meaning “masculine, virile”.
Mojito: type of rum-based Cuban cocktail, a diminutive of mojo, a word for certain sauces and marinades.
Tomato: from Spanish tomate, from Aztecan tomatl.
Fiesta: from Spanish, literally “feast”.
Patio: an inner court open to the sky.
Guerrilla: literally “little war,” diminutive of guerra “war”.
Stampede: it comes from the Spanish word “estampida”.
Coyote: from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Aztecan coyotl.
