Perhaps due to the popularity of Mexican food, there are lots of Spanish words in English that we use regularly. Some examples are tequila, taco, etc. But these are not just all. In fact, there are numerous words in English that have been borrowed from Spanish.

The list is such that it includes, names of states and cities, weather, animals, art and culture, cowboy vocabulary, transport, food and drink, and many more.

Let us find out some of those words in English that are actually Spanish.

State Names

Colorado: Basically, red-colored, mentioning about the color of the river that is also a state’s name

Nevada: snowy

Utah: Spanish word is yuta

Cities

El Paso: the pass

Monterey: King’s Mountain

San Antonio: Saint Anthony

Weather and Geography

Tornado: Taken from Spanish word tronada

Breeze: From brisa

Canyon: cañón

Animals

Mustang: mustang taken from mesteño

Cockroach: cucaracha

Alligator: el lagarto

Transportation

Cargo: cargar

Galleon: galleon

Embargo: embargar

Food and Drink

Jalapeño: taken from Jalapa

Oregano: oregano

Vanilla: vainilla

Some other words from Spanish in English

Adobe: from the word adobar (to plaster)

Platinum: platino (little silver)

Cafeteria: cafeteria (coffee store)