the Chevy nova is one of them
There are many American cities named from Spanish words. El Paso(the pass), Los Angeles (The Angels), Escondido (hidden), Las Vegas (The Meadows), Linda Vista (Pretty View), Sacramento (Sacrament), Corpus Cristi (The Body of Christ), and many others.
spanish
for some words yes, but for most no
The name of Canada (the nation) is from Iriquois. There is a different Spanish word "cañada" which means a ravine.
"Estadounidense" is the Spanish word for someone from the United States, commonly referred to as an American.
No, Mayan languages and Spanish have nothing in common. Although American Spanish does have some loan words from Mayan and vice versa.
¨Yanqui- non-Mexican American ¨Gringo - A male American ¨Gringa - A female American ¨Poncho - A Spanish speaking male American ¨Poncha - A Spanish speaking female American ¨La migra - The immigration police ¨Si - Yes Tonta - Fool¨
As in soccer, "fútbol". As in American football, "fútbol americano".
Nevada= snowy Colorado= colored, colorful Florida=flowery (but might be named for Easter, Pascuas Floridas)
It is a stereotype that all soccer players are spanish.
In order to fully answer this question, what words are you talking about? Or in what context are you using?
Encyclicals are usually named by taking the first word, or first several words, of the encyclical in Latin and using it as the name.