acequia  ah-SEH-kee-ah adobe ah-DOH-bee aguaje ah-GWAH-hay alcove AL-kohv altiplano al-tee-PLAH-noh armadillo ar-muh-DIL-oh arroyo ah-ROY-oh

bajada bah-HAH-duh barranca bah-RAHN-kah bolson bohl-SOHN bosque BOS-kay

caldera kal-DEHR-ah caliche kah-LEE-chee campo KAHM-poh cenote seh-NO-tay cerro de trincheras SEH-roh deh trin-CHEH-rahs chaparral shap-ah-RAL charco CHAR-koh chubasco choo-BAS-koh ciénega see-EN-eh-gah cochineal kotch-uh-NEEL cordillera kor-dil-YEHR-ah cordonazo kor-doh-NAH-soh

ensenada en-seh-NAH-dah esplanade ES-plah-nahd

hueco WAY-koh

malpais mal-pie-EES mesa MAY-sah metate meh-TAH-teh

pampero pahm-PEHR-oh penitentes pen-ih-TEN-tays picacho pee-KAH-choh pinyon PIN-yun playa PLY-ah

ramada rah-MAH-dah ramadero rah-mah-DEHR-oh rincón rin-KOHN

temblor tem-BLOR tinaja tee-NAH-hah tule TOO-lee

vega VAY-gah

zonda ZONE-dah