- Spanish English
- siesta = nap
- fiesta = party
- tapas = appetizers
- el flamenco = the flamenco
- el mariachi = the mariachi
- la tortilla = the tortilla
- el matador = the bullfighter
- tequila = tequila
- el chorizo = the chorizo
- el gaucho = the cowboy
- la salsa = the sauce / dance
- el sombrero = the hat
- el poncho = the poncho
- la paella = the paella
- el rodeo = the rodeo
- la bodega = the cellar / shop
- la piñata = the piñata
- el merengue = the merengue
- las empanadas = the turnovers
- el patio = the courtyard