Q: From which language do we get the word(s)/phrase(s) … ? |
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Budgerigar |
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(Australian) Aborigine |
Alcohol, algebra, shufty (slang word, meaning a look or peep) |
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Arabic |
Admiral |
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Arabic (via French) |
Chocolate |
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Aztec (Nahuatl) |
Ketchup, kowtow |
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Chinese |
Yacht, Santa Claus (Sinter Klaas) |
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Dutch |
Galoshes |
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French |
Abseil |
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German |
Wiki (as in Wikipedia, Wikileaks) |
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Hawaiian |
Cinnamon |
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Hebrew (or Greek) |
Anorak (click the red 'Info' icon for Parka) |
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Greenlandic |
Bangle, gymkhana, thug, dungarees, bungalow |
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Hindi |
'Geyser' is said to be the only English word that comes from |
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Icelandic |
Kayak |
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Inuit (Eskimo) |
Honcho |
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Japanese |
Gingham, bamboo, sago, batik |
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Malay |
Ski, floe |
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Norwegian |
Baksheesh, bazaar, checkmate, khaki |
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Persian |
Cinnabar |
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Persian (or Greek) |
Marmalade, molasses, palaver |
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Portuguese |
Intelligentsia |
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Russian |
Cheetah, guru, juggernaut, sapphire, sugar, swastika, yoga |
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Sanskrit |
Cargo, balsa, barbecue, peccadillo |
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Spanish |
Safari |
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Swahili |
Catamaran, curry |
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Tamil |
Taboo |
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Tongan (Polynesian) |
Yoghourt, kiosk, turban |
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Turkish |
Nosh (meaning a snack, or any kind of food) |
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Yiddish |