Sp3R Palabras que vienen del taíno

yuca

An edible root from the American tropics, known as cassava, manioc, or yucca in English. An important basic food worldwide.

papaya

A delicious elongated fruit with a melon-like orange flesh, and with many seeds in the interior.

casabe

A crunchy flat bread made of yuca.

maíz

An edible cereal plant, known as corn in English.

guanábana

A heart-shaped fruit, green on the outside with white flesh and black seeds. It has a sweet and sour, refreshing taste. Known as soursop in English.

batata

An edible tropical tuber with pinkish orange, slightly sweet flesh. Known as sweet potato in English.

ají

A spicy chili pepper and a sauce made from it.

tabaco

The plant of the nightshade family which yields tobacco, native to tropical America. Known in English as tobacco.

tiburón

A long-bodied marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and toothlike scales. Known as shark in English.

carey

Sea turtle with a yellow and black shell and also the material made from its shell; used by the taínos to make jewelry.

iguana

A reptile in the same subspecies as a larger lizard.

guaraguao

A type of bird native to Puerto Rico. Known in English as the Red-tailed Hawk.

caimán

A semiaquatic reptile similar to the alligator but with a heavily armored belly, native to tropical America. Known in English as a cayman.

manatí

An aquatic mammal with a rounded tail flipper, living in shallow coastal waters and adjacent rivers of the tropical Atlantic. Known in English as a manatee.

hamaca

A fabric bed hung by a rope at each end from two trees or poles. Known in English as a hammock.

canoa

A small, narrow and long boat used by the taíno to travel from Venezuela to the Caribbean islands. Known in English as a canoe.

güiro

Percussion musical instrument originally made from a hollowed gourd; played by rasping it vertically with a stick.

bohío

A small circular cabin in which the taíno lived. Made of wood, straw, and mud.

barbacoa

A wood or charcoal grill on which food is cooked over open flame.

huracán

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. Known in English as a hurricane.

cacique

Originally the native chief of an indigenous group in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Has now come to also mean a petty tyrant or despot.

jíbaro

A traditional rural farmer or rural worker in Borinquen; the island known today as Puerto Rico.