Web Sites for English words borrowed from the Spanish:: English Borrows from Spanish List of English Words of Spanish Origin Loan Words/ Where They Came Fro |
| Alligator:el lagarto, the lizard Booby:bobo, silly or selfish, from the Latin for stammering, balbus Bronco: meaning wild or rough Cafeteria:cafeter�a, a coffee shop Cargo:cargar, to load Cigar, Cigarette:cigarro Comrade:camarada, old Spanish for barracks company or roommate Guerrilla: a small raiding party or fighting force Hoosegow: from juzgado, a tribunal or courtroom, past participle of juzgar, to judge Mustang:mestengo or meste�o, a stray animal Patio: courtyard in Spanish Peccadillo: a form of pecado, to sin Renegade:renegado, deserter or outlaw Savvy:saber, to know Tornado:tornar, to turn, tronada, thunderstorm Vamoose:vamos, let's go; vicu�a: from Spanish, from Quechua wikunna |
| ADI�S AMIGO BOLERO BURRO CANYON CASA CHICA CHILE COYOTE LASSO LOCO MADRE MAIZE PADRE PI�ATA PLAZA PONCHO RIO RODEO TOMATO TORTILLA VILLA VIST |
| How many of the following English words are "borrowed" from the Spanish language? |
| Answer: TODOS!!! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage and say "gracias" for their gifts and accomplishments! See with new eyes! |
| Adobe Aficionado Armada Armadillo Barracuda Barricade Bravado Embargo Hacienda Lariat Mosquito Peccadillo Pinto Pronto Ranch Sarsaparilla Silo Sombrero Stampede Tobacco Vanilla Vigilante |
| Grade 4 "Tarea": 1. On one side of an index card, write the Spanish word and draw a picture to show the meaning. Decorate and color. 2. On the back, write the meaning of the word with pencil only. 3. Make six cards total. Be prepared to complete these in class. |
| Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 15 de septiembre a 15 de octubre |
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| Para comunicarse conmigo: |
| Maestra Teresa Velasco Sol�s |
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