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 brittlebush BRIT-ul-bush

caldera kal-DEHR-ah caliche kah-LEE-chee campo KAHM-poh ceja SAY-hah cenote seh-NO-tay cerro de trincheras SEH-roh deh trin-CHEH-rahs chamise shuh-MEEZ 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 cuesta KWES-tuh

derecho duh-RAY-choh desert willow DEZ-urt WIL-oh

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

hueco WAY-koh

javelina hah-vuh-LEE-nuh

llano YAH-noh

malpais mal-pie-EES mangrove MAN-grohv manzanita man-zuh-NEE-tuh mesa MAY-sah metate meh-TAH-teh

ocotillo oh-koh-TEE-yoh

palo verde PAH-loh VAIR-day pampa PAM-puh pampero pahm-PEHR-oh paramo PAH-rah-moh penitentes pen-ih-TEN-tays picacho pee-KAH-choh pinyon PIN-yun playa PLY-ah

querencia keh-REN-see-ah

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

salina suh-LEE-nuh smoke tree SMOHK TREE sotol SOH-tol

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

vega VAY-gah

zonda ZONE-dah