00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613577464 Buklod 20220802111517.0 a r |||| u| ta 210129s xx d r |||| u| 9780618910540 (iLib)UPD-00522071433 DLC DCAL rda eng spa DMLUC PE 1582 S7 S63 2007 Spanish word histories and mysteries English words that come from Spanish from the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Boston Houghton Mifflin c2007. xiv, 258 pages illustrations 21 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index. "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. English language Foreign words and phrases Spanish. United States. Spanish language Influence on English. Houghton Mifflin Company. American Heritage dictionary. Book FO UPD DCAL PE 1582 S7 S63 2007 Book