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Here are some phrases used in the English language from the Spanish language.
- Adiós - farewell
- Amigo - friend
- Buenas noches - good night
- Buenas tardes - good afternoon
- Bueno - nice
- Buenos días - good day
- Caramba - expression of dread, displeasure, or disapproval
- Chica - girl
- Chico - boy
- Chocolate - of New World origin, pronounced in Spanish with four syllables
- Corrida - a bullfight
- Costa (lit. "coast") - a coast specialized in sun and beach tourism.
- El Dorado (lit. the golden one) - a mythical golden city
- Fiesta - party
- Flamenco (lit. "Flemish") - a style of Andalusian dance, song and music
- ''Gaucho - cowboy
- Gitano - a male gypsy
- Gringo - slang term for an English speaking North American
- Hasta la vista - see you later
- Hombre - slang term for a man
- Junta - a group of leaders, usually military officers in a coup d'etat.
- Juzgado (cf. "hoosegow") - a place of confinement
- Llano - plains, grassland
- Mañana (lit. "tomorrow") - I'll do it later.
- Mano a mano (lit. "hand to hand") - a confrontation with cooperation
- Matador (lit. "killer") - a bullfighter whose task it is to make the kill
- Mesa - flat-topped mountain
- Mi casa es su casa - (lit: my house is your house) - make yourself welcome
- Nada - nothing
- No comprende - Do(es) not understand
- No problemo - Okay
- Picaro - hardened rogue; star of the picaresque novel
- Plaza (lit. "place") - a public square
- Pronto - immediately
- Pueblo (lit. "village") - the distinctive towns of the Pueblo people, tribes of native Americans.
- Rodeo (lit. "surrounding") - a spectacle of cowboys and wild cattle.
- Sangría - a wine cooler drink.
- Sierra (lit. "saw") - a mountain range
- Siesta - a nap
- Sombrero - a very large-brimmed hat (in Spanish, it refers to any kind of hat)
- Suave - smooth
- Supremo (lit. "supreme") - the top man
- Tapas - finger food
- Tonto (lit. "idiot") - a sidekick
- Toreador or torero - bullfighter
- Vamos - let's go
- Vaquero - cowboy (cf. "buckaroo")
- Yo quiero - I want (popularized by the "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" campaign)
