List of Spanish words of uncertain origin
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This is a list of Spanish words of uncertain origin. Some of these words existed in Latin and/or Ancient Greek, but are thought by some scholars to ultimately come from some other source. Many of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.
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[edit] A
- ademán
- agachar
- agalla
- ají
- amargo
- amarillo
- &anchoa
- añicos
- apache
- ardilla
- areito
- arete
- aro
- arrancar
- arrear
- arriero
- arroyo
- arveja/alverja
- asustar
- azulejo
- azure Azure (color)
[edit] B
- balde (barrel, tub)
- barato
- barraca
- barro
- bata
- baúl
- beso
- bisagra
- bizco
- borrar
- borrego
- &bronce
- bruja
- buitre
- burla
- burlar
- buscar
[edit] C
- cabaña,
- cacarear
- caleta
- cama
- cambur
- camilla
- &canica
- caracol
- carcajada
- catalán
- cataluña
- cebra
- celta
- cagarra
- changa
- chango
- charco
- &chileno
- chipre
- chiste
- chorro
- chupar
- cibernética
- coco
- cochino,
- cucubano
[edit] D
- &danza
- derrocar
- &destrozar
[edit] E
- español
- -ez (name suffix)
[edit] G
- gabacho
- gacho
- gago
- gana
- ganga
- garbanzo
- garza
- gobernar
- godo
- gorra
- gorrión
- gorro
- gótico
- graznar
- gusano,
[edit] H
- hipo
♥ Hola
[edit] J
- judía (lima bean)
- juey
[edit] L
- lama
- latir
- laurel
- leopardo
- lerdo
- lirio water lily
- liso
- listo
[edit] M
- malgache
- malva
- manteca
- mantecado
- mantequilla
- &mascota
- maullar
- metralla
- mimo
- mimar
- mohíno
- moho
- &moneda
- moño
- mueca
- migir
[edit] N
- nabo
- niña
[edit] O
- &ola
- olivo
- -ón= augmentative suffix (opposite of a diminutive suffix), as found in balón "big ball.": the same as Italian -one. Examples: guitarrón (from guitarra), salchichón (from salchicha). Exceptions (nouns ending in -ón that are not in the augmentative): aguijón, camarón, empujón.
[edit] P
- pantano
- pantalla
- pantera
- parra
- parrilla
- pata
- patán
- patear
- patillas
- patín
- patio
- pato
- patrulla
- pavana
- pelícano
- peluca
- pequeño
- pera
- pito
- porrazo
- prado
[edit] S
- &sabotear
- saeta
- salpicar
- salsifí
- senda
- sendero
- sodio
- soga
- &sucre
- susto
[edit] T
- titere
- tonto
- topar
- tope
- trenza
- trocar
- tropa
- tropel
- troza
- truco
[edit] V
- verde
[edit] Z
- ---*zángano
- &zapato
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española" by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)
