List of English Words of Spanish Origin - E

E

El Dorado
from El Dorado, literally, "the golden one"
El Niño
from El Niño de la Navidad, literally, "the Christmas child" due to the warming of Pacific waters seemed to warm around Christmas
embarcadero
from embarcadero a boat dock
embargo
from Spanish embargar, to "seize" or "impound"
escabeche
from escabeche, "pickle"

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