Spain Spaniel Spanish

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~ SPAIN    in sp ESPAN~A or IBERICO or HISPANO     see below
           hx> SPAIN or the IBERIC PENINSULA IS INHABITED BY
               DESCENDANTS OF IBERO CELTIC PEOPLE AND SHARED
           BY SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
~ SPANIEL  biol> denotes SPANISH DOG
~ SPANISH  A GROUP OF PEOPLE OF DIVERSE ORIGIN WHICH
           SURVIVE  AMONG THEM ARE THE ANDALUZ ANDALUCIA
  GALLEGO GALICIA  NAVARRA NOVARROS  CATALAN CATALUN~A etc
  note SPAIN  IBERIA and SIBERIA convey ideas of
       HIBERNATING PEOPLE IN DISTANT WINTRY PLACES
  lat TEMPUS HIBERNUM = WINTER
  sp  INVERNAR          WINTERING  WINTRY  note
  hx> IVERNIA           historic name for the region in the
                        CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS now a nominal
                        Republic of GEORGIA de facto ruled
                        by RUSSIA
  lat HISPANUS          or
  gr   IBERES           or
      IBERUS            a person from
      HIBERES           or                   sug> HISPANIC
  sp   IBERIA           IBERIC PENINSULA
      HISPANICA         SPANISH
      HISPA             PREHISTORIC NAME OF SEVILLE
  ukr  SHPANIA          SPAIN
  note THERE ARE INNUMERABLE WORDS OF SPANISH ORIGIN
       IN COMMON USE IN THE USA  notably
  ADIOS      = A and DIOS or GO WITH GOD
  AJO          GARLIC
  AMIGO        FRIEND
  ARIZONA      ARIDA ZONA or ARID ZONE
  CAMINO       WAY ROAD
  CHORIZO      SAUSAGE
  COLORADO     RED also in sp ROJO
  FLOTA        FLOAT or FLEET
  FLORIDA      FLORID from FLOR = FLOWER
  GRACIAS      THANK YOU from GRACIA = GRACE
  MACHO        MALE                         sug> MACHISMO
  MADONA       MOTHER   in  ital = MADONNA
  NEVADA       SNOWED from NIEVE = SNOW
  PALO         STICK BRANCH  as in PALO ALTO = TALL STICK
  PAMPA        AN OPEN FIELD EVEN IF SMALL
               COMMONLY DENOTES VAST GREEN GRASSY PRAIRIE
               DEVOID OF TREES
  PICANTE      HOT SPICY
  PIN~A        CONE
  PINTO        from PINTADO = PAINTED
               biol> A WHITE HORSE WITH LARGE SPOTS
  PONCHO       A BLANKET WITH A SLIT TO ACCOMMODATE THE HEAD
  RANCHO       RANCH = A RURAL PRIMITIVE DWELLING
  SACRAMENTO   SACRAMENT
  SALADO       SALTRY                           sug> SALAD
  SALSA        SALSA = SAUCE  SALT              sug> SAUSAGE
  SANTA FE     HOLY FAITH
  SIERRA       SAW has TEETH also LOW ALTITUDE MOUNTAINS
  TACO         HEEL
  TEXAS        CLAY ROOF TILE or TEJA leading to state of TEJAS
  TONTO        STUPID
  TORTILLA     LITTLE TORTA = TORT OF CAKE or PANCAKE
  VERDE        GREEN  sug> PALO VERDE
  VISTA        VIEW
  VIVA         A CALL FOR LIFE AND LIVING