List of English Words of Spanish Origin - S

S

saguaro

from saguaro, from Piman

salsa

from salsa, "sauce"

sapodilla

from zapotillo

sarabande

from French sarabande in turn from Spanish zarabanda

savanna

from sabana, "veld", from Taino zabana

savvy

from Spanish or Portuguese sabe, "knows"; sabio, wise, learned.

shack

perhaps from Mexican Spanish jacal meaning "hut", from Nahuatl xacalli

sherry

from Old Spanish Xerés, modern Spanish Jerez .

Sierra

from sierra, a mountain range

siesta

from siesta, "nap", from Latin Sexta "sixth hour"

silo

from silo

sombrero

from sombrero (literally, shade maker), "hat"

stampede

from estampida

stockade

from a French derivation of the Spanish estocada, "stab"