Spanish speakers know more Arabic than they realize.

RandomGuy · 10-10-2008

I'll stop with the first few in the listing. Click on the link to read more, of course.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_...anish_language

[COLOR=""][*]ababol: Poppy. In Aragon, Navarre, Albacete and Murcia. From Andalusian Arabic Happapáwr, a fusion of the Arabic word Hab (حب) "seed" and the Latin papāver.
[*]abacero: owner of an abacería, small food shop. From Andalusi Arabic SaHb azzád (صاحب الزاد) "owner of the supplies."
[*]abadí: descendant/lineage of Mohammed ben Abad, founder of the Taifa Kingdom of Seville in the 11th century AD. From Andalusi Arabic abbadi (عبّادي).
[*]abalorio: cheap jewelery or jewelery beads. From Andalusi Arabic al balluri (البلوري) "made of glass."
[*]abarraz: stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), a medicinal plant. From Andalusi Arabic Hab ar-ras (حب الرأس) "head seeds."
[*]abasí: pertaining to the Abbasid dynasty, which overthrew the Umayyads in the 8th century.
[*]abelmosco: musk seeds, an aromatic plant. From Andalusi Arabic Hab el musk (حب المسك) literally "musk seeds."
[*]abencerraje: used in expression: "Zegríes y abencerrajes", which means "partisans of opposite interests". The Abencerrajes (in Arabic aban as-sarráǧ) was an Arabic family of the Kingdom of Granada, rivals of the Zegríes in the 15th century.
[*]abenuz: ebony. From Arabic abanus (أبنوس) of the same meaning.

[*]abismal: screw in head of a spear. From Arabic al-mismar (المسمار) "nail."
[*]abitaque: a cut of wood used in construction of a certain shape and dimension. From Arabic Tabaqa (طبقة) "layer" or "intermediate chamber."
[*]acebibe: raisin. From Arabic zabib (زبيب) of the same meaning.
[*]acebuche: wild olive tree, or wood from such a tree. From Andalusi Arabic azzabbúǧ.
[*]aceche: copper, iron or zinc sulphate. From Arabic zāǧ.
[*]aceifa: Muslim summer military expedition. From Arabic Sa'ifah "harvest" or "summer expedition."
[*]aceite: oil. From Arabic az-zayt (الزيت) "oil."
[*]aceituna: olive. From Arabic الزيتون (az-zaytun) "olive."
[*]aceituní: precious cloth from the Orient. From Arabic az-zaytuni, a possible adaptation of the Chinese city Tsö-Thung.
[*]acelga: chard. From Arabic as-silqa of the same meaning.
[*]acémila: beast of burden; tax formerly paid in Spain. From Arabic az-zamilah "beast of burden."
[*]acemite: wheat husk; a type of wheat porridge. From Arabic as-samid (السميد).
[*]acenefa see cenefa.
[*]aceña: watermill. From Arabic as-saniyah "the lifter."
[*]acequia: irrigation canal. From Arabic as-saqiyah (الساقية)"the irrigator."
[*]acerola: fruit of the tree Malpighia emarginata or glabra, generally found in the Americas, of the Malpighiaceae family. This should be differentiated from the European service tree, Sorbus domestica, family Rosaceae. From Arabic zu 'rūrah (زعرورة). Originally from Syriac za‘rārā.
[*]acetre: bucket or Cauldron used to extract water from a well; small cauldron used to spray holy water in Christian liturgy. From Arabic as-saTl (السطل).
[*]aciar: (or acial): instrument used to keep farm-animals still by squeezing their ear or snout. From Arabic az-ziyār.
[*]acíbar: aloe (both the plant and its bitter juice); bitterness, grief, distaste. From Arabic aS-Sabr (الصّبر).
[*]acicalar: to clean or polish (Acicalarse in reflexive form); to make oneself look good by combing, shaving etc. From Arabic aS-Siqal, an instrument used for polishing things.
[*]acicate: spurs or the es on spurs; incentive. From Arabic (Muzil) as-siqaT "what takes away weaknesses."
[*]acidaque: Muslim dowry. From Arabic as-Sidaq, dowry in Islamic law.
[*]acimut: azimuth, an astrological concept - the angle with which the meridian forms a vertical circle which passes through a point in the globe. From Arabic assumut plural of samt.
[*]ación: handle on the stirrup. From Arabic suyūr (سيور), plural of sayr (سير) "strap."
[*]acirate: line of soil used to separate different plots of land; path between two lines of trees. From Arabic SirāT (صراط).
[*]acitara or citara: thin wall, normally on a bridge. From Arabic sitārah (ستارة), wall to avoid falls.
[*]achacar: to blame. From Arabic tashakkà (تشكى): to complain or to blame.
[*]adafina: pot used by Hebrews to cook. It is buried in embers on Friday night, where it cooks until Saturday. From Arabic: dafina (دفينة) "buried."
[*]adalid: leader; general of Spanish militia. From Arabic dalil (دليل).

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Major towns, cities and regions
[*]Albarracín City of Aragón. Derived from Al Banū Razin, name of the Berber governor of the town.

[*]Axarquía Eastern region of Málaga province, From Arabic Ash-sharquía(الشرقية): The eastern/oriental (region).
[*]Andalucía Most populated and 2nd largest autonomous community in Spain. Derived from الأندلس, Al Andalus, the Arabic name for Muslim Iberia.
[*]Albacete city and province of Castilla-La Mancha. Derived from Arabic Al Basit (البسيط) (the plain).
[*]Algarve Region of southern Portugal. From Arabic al gharb(الغرب), the west.
[*]Algeciras City and port in Cadiz province. Derived from Al Jazeera Al Khadra(الجزيرة الخضراء) meaning the green island.

[*]Almería City and province of Andalucía. From Al Meraya, the watchtower.
[*]Alpujarras (originally Alpuxarras) Region extending South of Granada into Almería. From Arabic Al-Busherat: The grasslands.
[*]Badajoz City and province of Extremadura. Badajoz was called Pax Augusta by the romans and most likely the current name is derived from an Arabic corruption of the original Latin name.
[*]Calatayud City of Aragón. Derived from Qal'at Ayyūb (Arabic قلعة أيوب) meaning "(Ayyūb)Job´s Fortress".
[*]Guadalajara City and province of Castilla la Mancha. From Wādī al-Ḥijārah (Arabic وادي الحجارة), River or canyon of Stones.
[*]Jaén City and province of Andalucía From Arabic Jayyan, crossroads of caravans.
[*]Lisboa (Lisbon). Capital of Portugal. Derived from Arabic name: al-'Ishbūnah in Arabic الأشبونة (from Latin Olisippo, ultimately Celtic)

[*]Madrid Capital of Spain. Derived from original Arabic name: al-MagrīT, المجريط: "Source of water", which pertains to Rio Manzanares that flows through it.

[*]La Mancha Wide arid steppes covering much of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Albacete provinces. Derived from original Arabic name: la'a Ma-anxa : "No water".
[*]Medina Sidonia: Town and municipality in Cadiz province, from madina, city.
[*]Tarifa town in southern Spain. Originally Jazeera Tarif(جزيرة طريف): the island of Tarif. Derived form the first name of the Berber conqueror Tarif ibn Malik.
[*]La Sagra, an arid region between Toledo and Madrid. Name derived from arabic Sahra صحراء "desert".

Geographical features[*]Guadiana river. Meaning "Anna river".

[*]Guadalquivir river. Derived from Arabic: al-wādĩ al-kabir الوادي الكبير, "the big river".
[*]Javalambre. Mountain in southern Aragon, Jabal 'Amr, meaning "Mountain of 'Amr".
[*]Mulhacén. Highest mountain in peninsular Spain. Named after 15th century Arabian Sultan of Granada Ali Muley Hacén Abu al-Hasan.
[*]Pico Almanzor. Mountain in the Gredos Mountains of Central Spain. Named after "Almanzor" Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, defacto ruler of Al Andalus in late 10th - early 11th centuries.
[*]Cape Trafalgar. From Andalusi Arabic Taraf-al-ghar.

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There is more of course, such a "Guadalupe" (River of Love), and there are some interesting things from the vikings that also settled in northern spain.

spurs_fan_in_exile · 10-10-2008

Mexicans are really terrorists!

peewee's lovechild · 10-10-2008

Mexicans also speak alot more Aztec (Nahuatl) than you would know.

But, all this is old news.

ORION · 10-10-2008

I spoke spanish once. I said something like "que queres fundio"

peewee's lovechild · 10-10-2008

Originally Posted by ORION

I spoke spanish once. I said something like "que queres fundio"

I think it was more like "te regalo el fundido".

ORION · 10-10-2008

I learned "quitate los pantilones"

I. Hustle · 10-10-2008

Originally Posted by ORION

I learned "No me gusta las mujeres"

hhhhmmmm I am beginning to wonder about you.

peewee's lovechild · 10-10-2008

Originally Posted by ORION

I learned "me gusta chupar picha"

I. Hustle · 10-10-2008

Originally Posted by ORION

I learned "Damelo papi damelo"

baseline bum · 10-10-2008

Arabic influenced Spanish almost as much as Latin did.

spurs_fan_in_exile · 10-10-2008

Originally Posted by baseline bum

Arabic influenced Spanish almost as much as Latin did.

You can thank the Moops for that.

peewee's lovechild · 10-10-2008

Originally Posted by baseline bum

Arabic influenced Spanish almost as much as Latin did.

They were conquered by the Moors and ruled by them for hundreds of years, of course there's going to be Arabic influence in their culture.

And Latin didn't influence Spanish, it's the origin of Spanish.