▁a ▁con cess ion ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Spain ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Wel ser ▁bank ing ▁family ▁( K lein - V ened ig , ▁ 1 5 2 8 – 1 5 4 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ani ards ▁addition ally ▁brought ▁African ▁slaves , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁expressions ▁such ▁as ▁ch é vere ▁(" ex cell ent "), ▁which ▁comes ▁from ▁Y or uba ▁ch é ▁eg ber i . ▁Other ▁non - R om ance ▁words ▁came ▁from ▁ind igen ous ▁languages , ▁such ▁as ▁gu ay o yo ▁( a ▁type ▁of ▁coffee ) ▁and ▁car a ota ▁( black ▁bean ). ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁Venez uel an ▁Spanish ▁sometimes ▁short ens ▁words , ▁such ▁as ▁para ▁(" for ") ▁to ▁pa '' '. ▁In ▁addition , ▁ ▁between ▁v ow els ▁is ▁sometimes ▁dropped ▁( el ision ): ▁hel ado ▁(" ice ▁cre am ") ▁becomes ▁. ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁southern ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁those ▁tra its ▁are ▁common ▁to ▁many ▁other ▁Spanish ▁variations ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁ ▁Another ▁common ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁de bu cc al ization ▁of ▁sy ll able - final ▁, ▁where by ▁ad ió s ▁(" good bye ") ▁becomes ▁ ▁and ▁este ▁(" east ") ▁becomes ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁to ▁most ▁coast al ▁areas ▁in ▁America , ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Sy ll able - final ▁ ▁under go es