List of Spanish words of French origin
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Spanish
words of French
origin. It is further divided into words that come from Modern French
and Old French
. In both cases, the words included did not exist in Latin
. Some of these words have alternate etymologies
and may also appear on a list of Spanish
words from a different language
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
words of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
origin. It is further divided into words that come from Modern French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
. In both cases, the words included did not exist in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. Some of these words have alternate etymologies
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
and may also appear on a list of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
words from a different language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
.
List
- abigarrado
- alisios
- begonia
- bigote
- blusa
- brocha
- bufanda
- bufete
- bufon
- bulevar, from boulevard
- buzón
- camión
- &cancán
- cerrojo
- chalet
- &chaqueta
- cobarde
- corchete
- &daga
- &danza
- debate
- &destrozar
- estaca
- etiqueta, from étiquette
- extradición
- fraile
- fruncir
- gabinete
- gafas
- galleta
- garaje
- garantía
- guante (glove)
- hola
- homenaje
- hotel
- izar
- jerga
- lona
- manjar
- marrón
- mensaje
- panfleto
- pantalón
- ráfaga
- rampa
- &rifa
- &rifle
- silueta
- sofá
- vinagre
- voyeur
- rojob
Middle Ages
- arnés (harneis)
- bachiller (bachelier)
- borde (bord)
- botín (butín)
- brida (bride)
- cable
- chimenea (cheminée)
- corcel (corsier)
- dama (dame)
- danzar (dancier)
- desmayar (esmaiier)
- flecha (fléche)
- forjar (forgier)
- franja (franje)
- galope (galop)
- galán (galant)
- jamón (jambon)
- jardín (jardín)
- joya (joye)
- ligero (légier)
- lonja (longe
- maleta (malette)
- mecha (méche)
- paje (page)
- tira de cuero)
- trotar (trotter)
16th century - 17th century
- asamblea (assemblée)
- babor (babord)
- bagaje (bagage)
- banquete (banquet)
- baúl (bahur)
- billete (billet)
- blasón
- broche
- calibre
- carmín
- carpeta (carpette)
- conserje (concierge)
- convoy (convoy)
- crema (créme)
- esquela
- estribor (estribord)
- fresa (fraise)
- izar (hisser)
- marchar (marchar)
- marmita (marmite)
- moda (mode)
- paquete (paquet)
- parque (parc)
- servilleta (serviette)
- taburete (tabouret)
16th century
- abonar (abonner)
- basalto (basalto)
- batista (batiste)
- billar (billard)
- bisturí (bistouri)
- boga (vogue)
- botella (bouteille)
- bucle (boucle)
- cacerola (casserole)
- cadete (cadet)
- canapé
- catastro (catastro
- compota (compote)
- corsé (corset)
- desertar (déserter)
- edredón (édredon)
- frambuesa (framboise)
- fusil
- grosella (groseille)
- jefe (chef)
- lingote (lingot)
- marmota (marmotte)
- muselina (mousseline)
- pantalón
- pingüino (pingouin)
- silueta (silhouette)
- tul (tulle)
19th century - 20th century
- acordeón
- aterrizaje (aterrissage)
- avión
- babucha (babouche)
- biberón
- bicicleta (bicyclette)
- bloque (bloc)
- blusa (blouse)
- bol (same)
- bombón (bonbon)
- brasier (brassieres)
- bretel (bretelee)
- brochado (de broché)
- bujía (bougie)
- bulevar (boulevard)
- burocracia (bureaucratie)
- cabina (cabine)
- cabotaje (cabotage)
- camión
- carnet
- chalet
- chance
- chaqueta (jaquette)
- chasis (chassis)
- chimpancé (chimpanzé)
- comité
- consomé (consommé)
- coñac (cognac)
- cremallera (cremaillére)
- croquis
- debutar (débuter)
- doblaje (doublage)
- engranar (engrener)
- entrenar (entrainer)
- escalope
- esquí (ski)
- faya (faille)
- ficha (fiche)
- filmar (filmer)
- flan
- frac
- franela (flanelle)
- garaje (garage)
- gripe (grippe)
- higiene (hygiéne)
- hotel
- kilometraje (kilométrage)
- levita (lévito)
- lote (lot)
- maquillaje (maquillage)
- marrón
- nicotina (nicotine)
- complot
- paletó (paletot)
- pana (panne)
- patriota (patriote)
- pelotón
- percal (percale)
- pilotaje (pilotage)
- plisado (de plissé)
- quiosco (kiosque)
- resorte (ressort)
- rodaje (rodage)
- ruleta (roulette)
- rutina (routine)
- tafetán (taffetas)
- toilette