"Hello again Word Lovers!" in this episode we are going to look at words in English that have come from Spanish!
escaramuza - A smaller fight within a battle, skirmish
emboscada - in the woods or bush, ambush
escorbuto - scurvy
Jerez - Sherry
Armada - The Spanish fleet that attempted to invade England in 1588. A very specific term in English that in Spanish refers to the Armed Forces.
Armado + diminutive suffix = armadillo (the armoured animal)
Multiple place names in USA derive from Spanish: Colorado, Florida, Montana, Nevada, Las Vegas and the world famous El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula.
Corral, cañón and sierra all find their way into English via American use.
Cockroach is from the Spanish cucaracha. Mosquito meaning small fly comes from Spanish too.
Alligator comes from the Spanish meaning The Lizard.
