TY  - BOOK
T1  - Spanish word histories and mysteries English words that come from Spanish
LA  - English
LA  - Spanish
PP  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin
YR  - 2007
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-99796217613577464
AB  - "Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come From Spanish tells 150 fascinating stories about words and expressions that have made their way from Spanish to English. Most of us know that English words like guacamole and salsa originated in Spanish, but there are many more English words and expressions that we would never suspect are Spanish until we take a closer look, including barbecue, breeze, embargo, hammock, hurricane, incommunicado, and vamoose. Even the English terms for some of the most basic foods come from Spanish, such as potato, tomato, chocolate, and vanilla." "Whether you are a student of Spanish, or just someone who loves words, you will enjoy discovering the surprising and unexpected Spanish roots of English in Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries." --Book Jacket.
OP  - 258
CN  - PE 1582 S7 S63 2007
SN  - 9780618910540
KW  - English language : Foreign words and phrases : Spanish. : United States.
KW  - Spanish language : Influence on English.
ER  -