List of English Words of Spanish Origin - D

D

daiquiri
from Daiquiri, a port city in eastern Cuba
dengue
from Spanish dengue meaning "fever", from Swahili dinga, "seizure"
derecho
from Spanish derecho meaning "straight", a widespread and long-lived convection-induced straight-line windstorm
desperado
from Spanish desesperado, desperate

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