List of English Words of Spanish Origin - J

J

jade

from Spanish piedra de ijada, "stone of flank."

jalapeño

from Spanish, a type of spicy chilli named after Jalapa de Enríquez, a town in Mexico, and the capital of the state of Veracruz

jerky

from Spanish charqui, from Quechua ch'arki, "dried flesh"

junta

from Spanish junta literally "joint"; a board of joint administration; sometimes used to refer to military officers command in a coup d'état. As an adjective, it means "together".