Spanish food loanwordsBy Kelly & Angel

tortilla• A thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat

flour bread usually eaten hot with a topping or filling.

• It is used in English for a more restricted range of foods, mainly a potato-based omelet originating in Spain, and for a flatbread made from corn or wheat.

Taco • Traditional Mexican dish made by corns or

wheat tortilla rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetable and cheese. A taco often accompanied by garnish such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.

salsa• a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and hot

peppers

maize• Maize known in many English-speaking

countries as corn, is a grain domesticated by indigenous people in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times.

barbecue

• Spanish: barbacoa

vanilla

• Spanish: vainilla

Jalapeño• The jalapeño or jalapeno is a medium-

sized chili pepper.

paella• a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat,

seafood, and vegetables

cocoa• Spanish: cacao• a: powdered ground roasted cacao beans

from which a portion of the fat has been removed

• b: a beverage prepared by heating cocoa with water or milk

tequila • Spanish: Tequila• Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue

agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, Mexico.

tequila sunrise

avocado

Guacamole

Tapioca• Tapioca is a staple food in some regions and is

used worldwide as a thickening agent, mainly in foods.

• The main ingredient of our Pearl Milk Tea

Chili• Spanish: chile

Chili Con Carne