Spanish words with Arabic origins
After Latin and English, Arabic is the biggest contributor of words to the Spanish, smetimes even words that English & Spanish share that don't come from Latin come from Arabic, this is a small list of words in Spanish with Arabic origins (I have a list of more than 1400 words though) so I though I would share some with you:
aceite oil
aceituna olive
acidaque dowry (el mahr)
aduana customs, customs house
Alá Allah (God)
alacena cupboard, closet
albacora albacore (tuna)
albahaca basil
albaricoque apricot
albóndiga meatball
alcachofa artichoke, shower head
alcoba bedroom
alcohol alcohol
Alcorán Qur'an (Koran)
alfalfa alfalfa
alfiler pin
algodón cotton
alguacil sheriff
almacén store, warehouse, grocery
almíbar syrup
almohada pillow, cushion
alquiler rent
arrecife reef
arroz rice
atalaya watchtower, guard
ataúd coffin, casket
atún tuna
ayatolá ayatollah
azafrán saffron
azar al azar = at random
azúcar sugar
balde bucket
califa caliph
carcajada loud laughter, guffaw
cifra numeral, figure, amount, sum
cuzcuz couscous
dinar dinar
fez fez
fulano so-and-so
guitarra guitar
harén harem
hasta until (preposition), even
imán imam
islam Islam
jabalí wild boar
jaque check (in chess)
jaqueca migraine
jarabe syrup
jirafa giraffe
limón (m.) lemon
máscara mask
momia mummy
ramadán Ramadan
rehén hostage
sultán sultan
tamarindo tamarind
tarea task, assignment
tarifa tariff, rate
adafina, adefera, adiafa, adunia, aduana, adufe, aderra, adarvar, adarve........and thousands more......
P.s: some words are no longer used in modern Arabic, so they may not sound familiar, some other words have been changed so that they wouldn't sound like arabic, but still they have Arabic origins.
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