The Secret of English’s Vast Vocabulary
Below is a list of words that English has adopted from other languages.
French: brochure, camouflage, elite, garage, police, menu, rendezvous, naïve…..
Spanish: canyon, cockroach, macho….
Portuguese: albino, marmalade….
Dutch: boss, cruise, luck, split, kit….
Afrikaans: apartheid, commando, trek….
German: blitz, kindergarten, rucksack, swindle….
Yiddish: chutzpah, schmaltz….
Scandinavian: geyser, ombudsman, rug, saga….
Czech: pistol, robot….
Hungarian: coach, saber….
Russian: knout, mammoth, pogrom, samovar…
Turkish: coffee, horde, kebab, kiosk, yoghurt…
Arabic: cipher, hazard, magazine, racket, tariff…
Persian: candy, caravan, check, lemon, magic, spinach…
Hindi: bangle, bungalow, cushy, jungle, loot, pyjamas, shampoo, verandah…
Malay: launch, paddy…
Chinese: ketchup, kung fu, soya, tea, typhoon…
Japanese: bonsai, judo, origami, rickshaw, karate…
Australian Aboriginal Languages: boomerang, kangaroo…
Polynesian n other pacific lang.: kiwi, taboo, tattoo
African: guinea, banana, voodoo, zombie…
Eskimo: igloo, kayak…
Aztec: cocoa, chilli, chocolate, coyote, tomato…
Caribbean: barbecue, cannibal, hurricane, tobacco…
South American Langs: cashew, cocaine, condor, jaguar…
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