List of English Words of Spanish Origin - B

B

banana

from Spanish or Portuguese banana, probably from a Wolof word, or from Arabic بأننا “ba’ nana” fingers

bandolier

from Spanish bandolera, meaning "band (for a weapon or other) that crosses from one shoulder to the opposite hip" and bandolero, loosely meaning "he who wears a bandolier"

barbecue

from the Chibcha word barbacoa

barracuda

from barracuda May have come from barraco, meaning overlapping tooth

barranca

from Spanish barranca or barranco, ravine

barrio

from Spanish barrio, "neighborhood", from Arabic بري barri, wild

bastinado

from bastonada, from Spanish bastón, cane

bodega

from Spanish and/or Portuguese bodega, meaning cellar

bolero

from Spanish bolero

bonanza

from bonanza meaning "prosperity"

bonito

from Spanish bonito, meaning "beautiful"

breeze

from brisa "cold northeast wind" or from Frisian briesen - to blow (wind)

bronco

from bronco meaning "coarse"

buckaroo

from vaquero meaning "cowboy"

burrito

from burrito, a dish originally from Northern Mexico, literally "little donkey"

burro

from burro, "donkey"