Encyclopedia > List of Spanish words of Indigenous American Indian origin
This is a list of Spanish words that come from Indigenous languages of the Americas. It is further divided into words that come from Arawakan, Aymara, Carib, Mayan, Nahuatl, Quechua, Tarahumara, Tupi, and uncertain (the word is known to be from the Americas, but the exact source language is unclear). Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language. Indigenous languages of the Americas (or Amerindian Languages) are spoken by indigenous peoples from the southern tip of South America to Alaska and Greenland, encompassing the land masses which constitute the Americas. ...
The Arawakan languages are an indigenous language family of South America and the Caribbean. ...
Help wikipedia by translating [Spanish article] into this article. ...
The Cariban languages are an indigenous language family of South America. ...
Mayan languages constitute a language family of related languages which are spoken in Mesoamerica, from southeastern Mexico to northern Central America, and as far south as Honduras. ...
Nahuatl (pronounced in two syllables, NA-watl ) is a term applied to some members of the Aztecan or Nahuan sub-branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, indigenous to central Mexico. ...
Quechua (Runasimi in Quechua; Runa, People + Simi, speech, literally mouth) is a Native American language of South America. ...
The Tarahumara are a Native American people of northern Mexico, renowned for their long-distance running ability. ...
The Tupi languages are a language family of 70 languages which are spoken by Indian tribesmen in South America. ...
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ...
List
- ahuacate
- ajolete
- alpaca
- amate
- atole
- barbacoa
- batata
- bejuco
- biznaga
- bohío
- boricua
- borinqueño
- cachuate
- cacao
- cacique
- cacomistle, cacomiztle
- caimán
- calpulli
- camelo
- camote
- &campechano
- cancha
- caníbal
- canoa
- caoba
- capulín
- caraota
- caribe
- caribú
- carioca
- caraqueño
- catre
- caucho
- casabe, cazabe
- ceiba
- chacra
- chayote
- chía
- chicle
- chichimeca,
- chilacayote
- chile
- &Chile
- &chileno
- chinchilla
- chirimaya
- choclo (ear of corn)
- chocolate
- cigarro
- coyote
- cuate
- ejote
- elote
- gauch
- guacamaya, guacamayo
- guacamole
- guaco, huaco
- guagua (child)
- guajolote
- guarábana
- guanaco
- guano
- guaraní
- guayaba
- guineo
- güiro
- hamaca
- henequén
- hicaco
- hule
- huracán
- iguana
- inca
- ixtle
- jacal
- jaguar
- jíbaro
- jícara
- jitomate
- jobo
- lempira
- loro
- llama (animal)
- macana
- macanudo
- maguey
- maiz
- mamey
- mangle
- maní
- maraca
- mate (drink)
- maya
- mecate
- milpa
- mixteco
- mole (sauce)
- nahua
- náhuatl
- nana
- nene
- nigua
- nopal
- ñandú
- ñapa, yapa
- ocelote
- ocote
- olmeca
- ambú
- palta
- pampa
- papa
- papaya
- patata
- pécari
- petaca
- petate
- pinole
- poroto
- potosí
- pozole
- pulque
- puma
- quechua
- quetzal
- quisqueyano
- sabana
- sonsote, cenzotle
- soroche
- &tabaco
- &taco
- tamal
- tamandua
- tapioca
- tapir
- tarahumara
- tequila
- tiburón
- tiza
- tolteca
- tomate
- tucán
- tuna
- vicuña
- &yanqui
- yuca
- yuca
- zacate
- zapallo
- zapote
- zapoteca
- zarigüeya
- zopilote
The Arawakan languages are an indigenous language family of South America and the Caribbean. ...
Help wikipedia by translating [Spanish article] into this article. ...
All languages can use different nouns to differentiate between people of different biological or social gender, e. ...
Map of America by Jonghe, c. ...
Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço; French, Métis: from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere, to mix) is a term of Spanish origin used to designate the peoples of mixed European and Amerindian racial strain inhabiting the region spanning the Americas, from the Canadian prairies in the...
It has been suggested that servant (domestic) be merged into this article or section. ...
Quechua (Runasimi in Quechua; Runa, People + Simi, speech, literally mouth) is a Native American language of South America. ...
Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ...
Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ...
The Cariban languages are an indigenous language family of South America. ...
Mayan languages constitute a language family of related languages which are spoken in Mesoamerica, from southeastern Mexico to northern Central America, and as far south as Honduras. ...
Nahuatl (pronounced in two syllables, NA-watl ) is a term applied to some members of the Aztecan or Nahuan sub-branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, indigenous to central Mexico. ...
Quechua (Runasimi in Quechua; Runa, People + Simi, speech, literally mouth) is a Native American language of South America. ...
The Tarahumara are a Native American people of northern Mexico, renowned for their long-distance running ability. ...
The Tupi languages are a language family of 70 languages which are spoken by Indian tribesmen in South America. ...
uncertain derivation
See also This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language. ...
Reference - "Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española" by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)
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