Trees, Plants, Fruits

catalpa, catawba, hickory, pecan, persimmon, poke, scuppernong, sequoia, tamarack, tomato

Animals

cayuse, coyote, chipmunk, moose, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, skunk, terrapin, woodchuck

Fish

menhaden, muskellunge, porgy, quahog

Political Terms

caucus, mugwump, Tammany

Foods

hominy, hooch, pemmican, pone, succotash, supawn

Amerindian Culture

manitou, potlatch, powwow, sachem, skookum, totem, papoose, squaw, mackinaw, moccasin, tomahawk, wampum, hogan, igloo, kayak, tepee, wigwam

Miscellaneous

chautauqua, chinook, podunk, squash

Plants and Animals

caribou, crappie, gopher, pumkin

Foods

brioche, chowder, jambalaya, a la mode, praline, sazarac

Toponymics

bayou, butte, chute, coulee, crevasse, flume, levee, prairie, rapids, sault

Furniture and Building

armoire, bureau, depot, shanty

Exploration and Travel

bateau, cache, carry-all, pirogue, portage, toboggan, voyageur

Coinage

cent, dime, mill

Miscellaneous

apache, brave, Cajun, calumet, Canuck, chambray, charivari, lacrosse, lagniappe, parlay, picayune, rotisserie, sashay

Plants and Animals

alfalfa, marijuana, mesquite, yucca, armadillo, bronco, burro, barracuda, bonito, pompano, chigger/jigger, cockroach, coyote, mustang, palomino, pinto, vinegarroon

Food and Drink

chile con carne, enchilada, frijole, jerk/jerked, mescal, pinion nuts, taco, tamale, tequila, tortilla, guacamole

Clothing

chaps, poncho, serape, sombrero, ten-gallon hat

Ranch Life

buckaroo, chaparral, cinch, corral, cuarta, hacienda, lariat, lasso, peon, quirt, ranch, reata, rodeo, stampede, wrangler

Building

adobe, cafeteria, patio, plaza, pueblo

Mining

bonanza, placer

Legal and Penal

calaboose, cuartel, desperado, hoosegow, incommunicado, vigilantes

Toponymics

arroyo, barranca, canyon, key, mesa, sierra

Races and Nationalities

conch, coon, creole, dago, mulatto, octoroon, pickaninny, quadroon

Miscellaneous

coquina, fiesta, filibuster, hombre, loco, marina, mosey, pronto, rumba, savvy, stevedore, temblor, tornado, vamoose

Food

cole slaw, cookie, cruller, pit (“stone” or “seed”), pot cheese, waffle

Toponymics

bush (“back country”), hook (of land)

Transportation

caboose, scow, sleigh, span (of horses)

Farm and Building

hay barrack, stoop (“porch”), saw buck

Social Classification

boss, patroon, Yankee

Miscellaneous

boodle, dingus, dope, dump (“stupid”), logy, poppycock, Santa Claus, snoop, spook

Food and Drink

beer soup, blutwurst, bock beer, delicatessen, dunk, fossnocks, frankfurter, hamburger, lager beer, liverwurst, noodle, ponhaus, pretzel, pumpernickel, sauerbraten, sauerkraut, schnitzel, smear case, snits, springerle, stollen, sweitzer cheese, thick milk, wienerwurst, zwieback

Educational

diener (“laboratory assistant”), festschrift, semester, seminar

Social

Belschnickel, beer garden, bower (“jack” or “knave”), Christmas tree, Kris Kringle, pinochle, rathskeller, saengerfest, stein, Turner, turnverein

Miscellaneous

bub, bum, fresh (“impudent”), hausfrau, hex (noun and verb), katzenjammer, loafer, nix, phooey, spiel, spieler, wunderkind