so today we are talking about some words with Spanish origins. Did you know, some words we use actually have Spanish ties, like Cafeteria. You might be thinking about the one in school, but in Spanish it`s pronounced cafeteria, and in that language it means coffee house.
Gator sounds pretty American, but alligator dates back to the 1500s and the Spanish word el lagarto, which means "the lizard." We have one more for you, key, not like the one in your pocket, we mean like a reef or an island like the Florida Keys. The word is a noun, and it comes from the Spanish word for key, which is cayo.