Afrancesado. Span. Frenchified.
Agoa. Port. Water. Span. agua.
Aguador. Span. A water-carrier.
Aguardiente. Span. Agua ardiente, fire-water; coarse native spirit; Spanish brandy.
Alameda. Span. A public promenade in or near a town, planted with trees. Lit. a place of poplars, from Span. álamo, a poplar.
Alcahuete. Span. A spy; a pimp. Arab. al ḳawwād.
Alcalá. Span. The fort. Arab, al-ḳal‘ah.
Alcalde. Span. The mayor or chief magistrate of a town or village. Arab. al ḳádi, the judge.
Alcalde mayor. The chief magistrate of a district.
Alcayde. Span. A governor of a castle or fortress. Arab. al ḳáid, the general. In more modern parlance, the governor of a prison, a jailer.