| agua caliente | hot water |
| agua tapada | lukewarm water |
| alamito | small poplar |
| álamo | poplar, cottonwood tree (Populus fremontii) |
| arroyo | rivulet, brook |
| aura | turkey buzzard or turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) |
| ballena | whale |
| binorama (huisache) | acacia tree(Acasia farnesiana) |
| boca | mouth (of a river) |
| calaveras de gentiles | skulls of pagans |
| cañada | valley |
| candelaria | feast of the purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, (2 February) |
| candelero | candle stick |
| cardón | giant cactus(Pachycereus pringlei) |
| carpintero | woodpecker |
| carrizal | giant reed-grass(Arundo donax) |
| casa de Montezuma | Montezuma’s house |
| casa pintada | the painted house |
| chacuacua | california quail(Lophortyx californicus) |
| chaparral | collective name for a group of, usually thorny plants or dwarf trees; terrain covered with these plants |
| chicuacua | see note 91 |
| chicuate | owl of the plains(Glaudicium brasilianum) |
| chile con carne | ground meat with pepper sauce |
| choya(= cholla) | a cactus species (Opuntia cholla) |
| chuparosa (= chupamirto) | colibri, hummingbird |
| churéa | roadrunner(Geococcyx californianus) |
| concho | shell |
| confituria(=confitura) | mulberry tree (trophis mexicana) see note 86 |
| coromuel | apparently a southern wind, see note 47 |
| corrál | stock yard, barnyard |
| coyote | prairie wolf |
| cueva | grotto, cave |
| cuevita | small cave |
| damiana | damiana (Turnera diffusa), see notes 58 and 72 |
| defunto | deceased |
| desecho | dried out |
| dispensa | exemption |
| ensenada | cove, small bay |
| frijol | kidney bean |
| gallina | chicken |
| garza | white heron(Ardea blanca, Garzetta candissima) |
| golondrina | an Euphorbia species (Euphorbia prostrata or E. leucophylla) |
| huamoche (= guamúchil) | a tamarind, see note 60 |
| huerta | vegetable garden, orchard |
| huitacoche (= cuicacoche) | cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillum) |
| huitacochone | apparently some bird, see note 43 |
| indicios de la gentildad | traces of the heathens |
| lachusa (= lechusa) | a small owl (Strix passerina) |
| laguna | lagoon |
| lariate | lariat, see note 62 |
| lazo | lasso |
| legua | Spanish mile, see note 83 |
| liza‘ | a mullet species(Mugil cephalus), see note 74 |
| machete | cutlass |
| madroño | madroño, arbute tree (Arbutus menziesii) |
| mangle | mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) |
| manita(= manito) | a small pestle, see note 70 |
| manta raya | giant ray, manta ray(Raia gigantea) |
| mesa | table land |
| metate | grindstone for corn, mortar |
| mesquite | mesquite (Prosopissp.) |
| mezcal | an Agave species |
| modus operandi(lat.) | procedure |
| mono | caricature, see note 98 |
| montanero | mountaineer |
| muchacho | boy, youngster |
| naturalista | naturalist |
| nolens volens(lat.) | unwillingly |
| olla | cauldron, cooking pot |
| onza | Mexican cougar(Felis onza) |
| orchilla | archil, a lichen producing a violet dye, chilla weed (Lichen roccella) |
| palo de la flecha | “jumping bean tree” (Sebastiana sp.) |
| palo incino | evergreen oak |
| panoche(= panocha) | raw sugar |
| parrita | small grape vine |
| pascóla | a Yaqui dance, see note101 |
| péon | laborer |
| pichilingue | a nickname for old-time pirates |
| piedra de los viejos | the stone of the ancients |
| piedra pintada | painted rock, rock covered with petroglyphs |
| pinole | a kind of food, see note 92 |
| pintura | painting |
| pita | an Aloe species, a fibre producing plant |
| pitahaya | the fruit of several genera of Cactus, see notes41, 57 |
| pito real | “Royal woodpecker”(Melanerpes formicivorus angustifrons) |
| playita | small beach |
| quelele | carrion hawk, crested carcara(Polyborus cheriway) |
| quien sabe | who knows? |
| rancheria | group of huts, village |
| ranchero | farmer |
| rancho | a hut, farm |
| rincon | corner |
| roble | oak tree (Quercus grisea) |
| salado | salty |
| salina | salt pan |
| sarapé (= serape) | serape, poncho, a blanket with a slit in the middle, worn as an outer garment |
| señor | gentleman, “mister.” |
| señorita | young lady |
| señorita ranchera | farm girl |
| siempre viva | a species of several genera of plants which revive after having been dry for a long time. see note 73. |
| sierra | mountain range |
| sombrero | hat |
| sonagé | a tambourine |
| spiacevole ed orrida (it.) | disagreeable and dreadful |
| taco | a palm tree (Latiana borbonica) |
| tapacamina | lesser nighthawk (Chordeillis acutipennis) |
| teneboi | an ankle bracelet with tinkling objects |
| terra incognita (lat.) | unknown territory |
| tijereta | frigate bird (fregata minor) |
| tintero | inkwell |
| tintorera | female shark |
| tortilla | corn meal cake |
| trucha | trout (Agonostoma nasutum) |
| venta | inn |
| yerba (= hierba) de la flecha | “arrow tree” (Sapium biloculare), see note 94. |
| zalate | fig tree (Ficus padifolia, F. palmeri) |
| zenzóntle | mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus) |
| zorrillo | skunk (Mephitis putorius) |
