Spanish in English

Xatufan   Friday, July 09, 2004, 02:00 GMT
Can you mention Spanish words in English? I have some: macho, chocolate, siesta, fiesta.

PS: I love the word "sombrero". In Spanish it means hat. It is used in English referring to that famous big hat used in Mexico. In my American Heritage dictionary the word has a photo, which shows a girl using it.
Julian   Friday, July 09, 2004, 02:37 GMT
"Can you mention Spanish words in English? I have some: macho, chocolate, siesta, fiesta. "

There are plenty of them:

http://spanish.about.com/cs/historyofspanish/a/spanishloanword.htm
Someone   Saturday, July 10, 2004, 06:32 GMT
That happens a lot when words are borrowed from other languages. For example, "anime" in Japanese (who also borrowed it) means any cartoon. In English, it means Japanese cartoons.