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- MUCHOMuch; a great deal of.
- MUSTANGA small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
- NACHOSA Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
- NADANothing.
- NIXTAMALHominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.
- NOPALA prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.
- NOPALESThe leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking.
- OLINGOA small procyonid of most species of the genus Bassaricyon, resembling the kinkajou, native to the rainforests of Central and South America.
- PACHUCOA Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area.
- PACOAn alpaca.
- PALOMINOA horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.
- PAMPASThe extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
- PANOCHAcoarse Mexican brown sugar
- PARAMOA treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.
- PASEA maneuver in bullfighting in which a bullfighter tries to get a bull's attention by manipulating his cape.
- PASEOA public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or recreation.
- PELOTAAny of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.
- PELOTASAny of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.
- PEONESplural of peon
- PESETAThe former currency of the Spanish Empire and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos.
- PESOA former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
- PEYOTEA small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic e
- PHEWUsed to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
- PICADILLOAny of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef.
- PICADORA lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
- PICARAA female picaro.
- PICARORogue, adventurer.
- PICAROONA pirate or picaro.
- PINOLEA coarse flour made from ground toasted maize kernels, often mixed with herbs, which may be eaten by itself or incorporated into drinks.
- PINTOA horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color.
- PIRAGUAA Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
- PIRAIA piranha fish.
- PISCOA liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
- PISTAREENA Spanish silver coin worth two reales, used as common currency in the Americas in the 18th century.
- PITAYACertain cactuses native to the Americas, of genera Selenicereus or Stenocereus, especially the latter.
- PLAYAA level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
- PLENAA style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics.
- POBLANOA mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
- PONCHOA simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
- POSADAA traditional Mexican Christmas procession.
- POTATOThe edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
- POZOLEA traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.
- PUDUA very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
- PULQUEA milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.
- PUMAA mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
- PUNAAn alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
- PUNGLETo pay or hand over; to shell out
- QUEBRACHOAny of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
- QUENAA traditional flute of the Andes.
- QUERIDAdarling
- QUINIELAA kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order.
- QUINOAA goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
- QUIPUA recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.
- QUIRTA rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
- RANCHA large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
- RANCHOA simple hut, such as one with posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers would lodge at night.
- RATOONA shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
- RAUNCHYSmutty; indecent.
- REJONA lance used in bullfighting.
- REMUDAA herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected.
- RENEGADOArchaic form of renegade.
- RHATANYRoot of Krameria, previously used in medicine and to colour port (wine).
- RIATAA lariat or lasso.
- RISTRAAn arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.
- ROBALOEuropean seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
- ROBLECalifornia white oak (Quercus lobata).
- RODEOA gathering of cattle to be branded.
- RUEDAA kind of salsa round dance.
- RUMBAA slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
- SACATONA tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.
- SAGUAROCarnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".
- SALPICONA type of stuffing of cooked, diced ingredients with a sauce, used especially for veal
- SANGRIAA cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
- SANTEROA man who crafts santos (religious statues).
- SANTOA wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
- SAPOTEThe soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. Sapotaceae species: Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
- SARGODiplodus sargus, a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic and western Indian Oceans.
- SENORAAlternative spelling of señora.
- SERAPEA type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans, or used as a saddle blanket.
- SILOA vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
- SOLERAA method of producing sherry in which small amounts of younger wines stored in an upper tier of casks are systematically blended with the more mature wine in the casks below
- SUCREThe former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
- TACOA Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
- TAMALAlternative form of tamale .
- TAMALESplural of tamal
- TAMARINOne of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
- TANGOAlternative letter-case form of Tango of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- TAPACULOAny member of the family Rhinocryptidae of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.
- TAQUERIAA restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
- TEQUILAAn alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.
- TERCIOAny of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death.
- TOLUThe resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
- TOMATOA widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- TORNILLOA small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods.
- TOYONA chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries.
- TRESA three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
- TULEAny of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
- TURBINADOA type of sugar made from the extract of sugar cane
- TURISTASynonym of traveler's diarrhea.
- URAOThe mineral trona.