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- quadroon
- from cuarterón, "fourth"
- quesadilla
- from quesadilla loosely meaning a traditional Mexican dish made with tortillas and cheese, diminutive of "queso", cheese.
- Quetzal
- from Spanish, from Nahuatl "quetzalli": a group of colourful birds of the trogon family found in tropical regions of the Americas. It also may refer to Guatemalan quetzal, the currency of Guatemala.
- quinoa
- from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinua
- Quinceañera
- From Spanish Quince años, literally: "fifteen years"; a girl's fifteenth birthday celebration similar to a sweet sixteen; with special rituals
- quirt
- from Spanish cuarta literally: "quarter"; a short horseman's whip, from "one fourth" (of a vara)
Read more about this topic: List Of English Words Of Spanish Origin