Borrowed Words - Loanwords in English
Across
- 2. A small room used as a hot-air or steam bath, from Finnish.
- 4. A Greek sauce made with yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, etc.
- 8. Stylish and fashionable, from French.
- 10. A clear distilled alcoholic liquor, from Russian.
- 13. A store selling prepared foods, from German.
- 14. From English, but adopted into French.
- 15. A grassy plain in tropical or subtropical regions, from Spanish.
- 16. A semi-solid sourish food made from fermented milk, from Turkish.
- 17. A type of small boat, from Inuit.
- 20. An embarrassing social blunder, from French.
- 22. Intricate and delicate handling, from French.
- 24. A traditional Japanese garment.
- 26. Pleasure derived from another person's misfortune, from German.
- 27. Have a good trip, from French.
- 29. A Japanese dish of prepared rice with seafood or vegetables.
- 31. From English, but adopted into many languages.
- 32. A marketplace in a Middle Eastern country, from Persian.
- 35. A street or passage closed at one end, from French.
- 36. A ballroom dance in triple time, from German.
- 38. In exactly the same words as were used originally, from Latin.
- 40. A widely cultivated edible red fruit, from Nahuatl (via Spanish).
- 41. The policy or practice of restructuring the economic and political system, from Russian.
- 47. A person who organizes and operates a business, from French.
- 49. In a group; all together, from French.
- 50. The furnishing and decoration of a room, from French.
- 51. Seize the day, from Latin.
Down
- 1. An paved outdoor area adjoining a house, from Spanish.
- 3. A colorless volatile flammable liquid, from Arabic.
- 5. A wealthy, powerful person in business, from Japanese.
- 6. A meeting at an agreed time and place, from French.
- 7. Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class, from Latin.
- 9. A food product made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, from Nahuatl (via Spanish).
- 11. Formed or arranged for a particular purpose only, from Latin.
- 12. A light, narrow boat, from Arawakan (via Spanish).
- 14. An Italian dish consisting of a flattened bread dough topped with ingredients.
- 17. A drab yellowish-brown color, from Hindi/Urdu.
- 18. A beverage made from roasted coffee beans, from Arabic/Turkish.
- 19. From English, but adopted into French and other languages.
- 21. An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts, from German.
- 23. From English, but widely adopted in technology.
- 24. A school for young children, from German.
- 25. A dense tangled forest, from Sanskrit (via Hindi/Urdu).
- 28. A spiritual teacher or leader, from Sanskrit.
- 30. A long, jagged mountain range, from Spanish.
- 33. New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature, from French.
- 34. A meal where guests serve themselves from a variety of dishes, from French.
- 37. A school of Mahayana Buddhism, from Japanese (via Chinese).
- 39. The numerical digit 0, from Arabic.
- 42. The existing state of affairs, from Latin.
- 43. From English, but widely adopted.
- 44. A professional cook, from French.
- 45. The feeling of having already experienced the present situation, from French.
- 46. A stringed musical instrument, from Kimbundu (via Portuguese).
- 48. Loose-fitting trousers and jacket worn for sleeping, from Persian (via Hindi/Urdu).