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List Of Spanish Expressions In Common EnglishHere are some words or phrases from the Spanish that are sometimes used in English. A - Adis - farewell
- Amigo - friend
B - Buenas noches - good night
- Buenas tardes - good afternoon
- Bueno - nice
- Buenos días - good day
C - Caon - canyon
- Caramba - expression of dread, displeasure, or disapproval
- Chica - girl
- Chico - boy
- Chipotle - a smoked jalapeo, used in cooking and sauces for its flavor
- Chocolate - of New World origin, pronounced in Spanish with four syllables
- Corrida - a bullfight
- Costa (lit. "coast") - a coast specialized in sun and beach tourism.
E - El Dorado (lit. the golden one) - a mythical golden city
- El Nio (lit. the boy child (referring to the Christ child) - a major temperature fluctuation in the tropical Pacific Ocean, so named because it often started around Christmas time near Peru
F G H - Hasta la vista - see you later
- Hasta maana - see you tomorrow
- Hombre - slang term for a man
J - Jalapeo - a type of spicey chilli
- Junta - a group of leaders, usually military officers in a coup d'etat.
- Juzgado (cf. "hoosegow") - a place of confinement, literally "Judge court"
L - Llano - plains, grassland
M - Machete - a large broad-bladed knife used as a cutting tool or weapon
- Macho - masculine man (also Machismo, the abstract noun form)
- Maana (lit. "tomorrow") - I'll do it later.
- Mano a mano (lit. "hand to hand") - a confrontation with cooperation
- Matador (lit. "killer") - a bullfighter whose task it is to make the kill
- Mesa - flat-topped mountain
- Mi casa es su casa - (lit: my house is your house) - make yourself welcome
- Mulatto (from mulato) - a person of mixed race
N - Nada - nothing
- No comprende - Do(es) not understand
- No problema - Okay (no hay problema in Spanish), often misspoken by English speakers as "No problemo"
- Nmero uno - Number one
O - Ol - an interjection, an expression of approval or triumph, similiar to the Italian bravo
P - Patio - an open paved area adjacent to a home (from the Spanish word for an inner courtyard)
- Piata - a game using a colorful suspended candy-and-toy-filled container that children try to break open with a stick
- Picaro - hardened rogue; star of the picaresque novel
- Pion - pine nuts
- Plaza (lit. "place") - a public square
- Pronto - immediately
- Pueblo (lit. "village") - the distinctive towns of the Pueblo people, tribes of native Americans.
R S - Salsa - a spicy Mexican-style usually tomato-based sauce (in Spanish, any kind of sauce or gravy), also a style of Latin music or dancing
- Sangra - a wine cooler drink.
- Seorita - ("Miss", dim. of Seora - "Mrs.") unmarried girl or woman
- Sierra (lit. "saw") - a mountain range
- Siesta - a nap
- Sombrero - a very large-brimmed hat (in Spanish, it refers to any kind of hat)
- Suave - smooth
- Supremo (lit. "supreme") - the top man
T - Tapas (lit. "covers") - finger food
- Toreador or torero - bullfighter
V - Vamos - let's go
- Vaquero - cowboy (cf. "buckaroo")
W - Wop - insult for olive-skinned people (from guapo - goodlooking through Italian guappone, "bravado man")
Y - Yo quiero - I want (popularized by the "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" campaign)
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