List of English Words of Spanish Origin - N

N

nacho
from Nacho, a nickname for the given name Ignacio, inventor of the snack
nada
from "Nada" meaning " nothing."
negro
from Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian negro, "black", from Latin Nigrum (nom. Niger) and Greek Νέγρος Negros, both meaning "black.". In Spanish it is not derogatory.
Nevada
from Nevada literally "snowy"
nostromo
from nuestro amo, "our master".

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