These days, believe it or not, email (or e-mail) is a Spanish word. It is one of those English words that has been adopted into Spanish even though some perfectly good "real" Spanish alternatives exist. The example of email isn't an unusual one. Many Internet and other technology-related terms as well as words from popular culture have been borrowed from English and are used along with "pure" Spanish counterparts.
Food terms
food terms, such as tamale, taco, salsa, cilantro, guacamole, enchilada, oregano, and burrito. They are usually used in their original Spanish forms. Others, such as tuna, which comes from the Spanish atún, are variations of the original.
The Ranch
Adobe = mud bricks Corral= animal enclosure Mesa= tableland Patio= garden
Rodeo= roundup of animals Vista= view Lazo= lasso Rancho=ranch Patata= potato
Renegado= renegade Tomate= tomato Calabozo= calaboose Cucaracha= cockroach
Maíz= maize
Animals
A number of animal words went directly from Indian languages into Spanish and then English. Puma originated in Quechua, while jaguar comes from yaguar, a word of the Guarani who live in what is now Paraguay, and iguana is a modification of iwana, used by the Arawak and Carib of the West Indies.
Bronco= untamed horse Burro= donkey Chinchilla= fur-bearing squirrel-like animal
Condor= fierce bird (eagle family) Pinto= Spotted horse Llama= camel-like animal of the Andes
Clothing
Poncho= blanket with a slit to slip Sombrero= hat Mantilla= scarf for the head
Over the head in place of coat
Huaraches= sandals Chal=chall
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