this is just a small selection of spanish words with arabic origins! i don’t speak arabic, so i’m not sure about the romanized forms for the etymology, but they do come from la RAE, so keep that in mind.
- el azúcar -
sugar (from assúkkar)
- el aceite - oil
(from azzáyt)
- la almohada -
pillow (from almuẖádda)
- el azar -
chance, luck (from zahr)
- la guitarra -
guitar (from qīṯārah)
- la naranja -
orange (from naranǧa)
- añil - indigo
(from anníl)
- azul - blue
(from lazawárd)
- la albahaca -
basil (from alḥabáqa)
- la sandía -
watermelon (from sindiyyah)
- el arrecife -
reef (from arraṣíf)
- la zanahoria -
carrot (from safunnárya)
- el alcalde -
mayor (from alqáḍi)
- la aldea -
town, village (from aḍḍáy‘a)
- la hazaña -
feat (from ḥasána)
- el atún - tuna
(from attún)
- el albaricoque
- apricot (from albarqúq)
- el algodón -
cotton (from alquṭún)