List of Spanish words of uncertain origin
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.
A
[edit]- ademán
- agachar
- agalla
- ají
- amargo
- anchoa
- añicos
- Apache
- ardilla
- areito
- arete
- aro
- arrancar
- arrear
- arriero
- arveja/alverja
- asustar
B
[edit]- balde (barrel, tub)
- barato
- barraca
- barro
- bata
- baúl
- beso
- bisagra
- bizco
- borrar
- borrego
- bronce
- bruja
- buitre
- burla
- burlar
- buscar
C
[edit]- 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
D
[edit]- danza
- derrocar
- destrozar
E
[edit]- -ez (name suffix)
G
[edit]- gabacho
- gacho
- gago
- gana
- ganga
- garbanzo
- garza
- gobernar
- godo
- gorra
- gorrión
- gorro
- gótico
- graznar
- gusano,
H
[edit]- hipo
J
[edit]- judía (lima bean)
- juey
L
[edit]- lama
- latir
- laurel
- leopardo
- lerdo
- lirio water lily
- liso
- listo
M
[edit]- malgache
- malva
- manteca
- mantecado
- mantequilla
- mascota
- maullar
- metralla
- mimo
- mimar
- mohíno
- moho
- moneda
- moño
- mueca
- migir
N
[edit]- nabo
- niña
O
[edit]- 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.
P
[edit]- pantano
- pantalla
- pantera
- parra
- parrilla
- pata
- patán
- patear
- patillas
- patín
- patio
- pato
- patrulla
- pavana
- pelícano
- peluca
- pequeño
- pera
- pito
- porrazo
- prado
S
[edit]- sabotear
- saeta
- salpicar
- salsifí
- senda
- sendero
- sodio
- soga
- sucre
- susto
T
[edit]- titere
- tonto
- topar
- tope
- trenza
- trocar
- tropa
- tropel
- troza
- truco
Z
[edit]- zángano
- zapato
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española" by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)