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- 2. The origin of the word is Central African from the Kongo words "nzambi" (god) and "zumbi" (fetish). Haitian Creole and French also use a similar word to mean"an animated corpse raised by magical means."
- 3. from Arabic qandi, Persian qand "cane sugar," and before that from Sanskrit khanda "piece (of sugar)"
- 4. This word, and its meaning of ‘forbidden’, was noted by Captain Cook in Tonga in 1777.
- 9. “Paparazzi” is actually the plural form of the Italian word paparazzo. It’s used in English to describe a photographer or a group of photographers who take pictures of celebrities. Then they sell the photos to magazines or newspapers.
- 10. This word derived is from the Gaelic word sluagh-ghairm, a war cry used in battle in Scotland and Ireland. It usually included a personal or place name.
- 12. Although there are French, Spanish and Portuguese variants of this fruit, the word ultimately derived from a Mexican word, tomatl.
- 14. This word is a borrowing from Spanish: the noun embargo, and the verb embargar (to arrest or impede).
- 15. From Spanish- In English, “patio” generally describes an area outside a house which often has a table and chairs, but no roof.
- 16. Thought to be of West African origin, possibly from the Wolof word banaana, and passed into English via Spanish or Portuguese.
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- 1. from German - Translated literally, this word means “children’s garden.” It’s a common type of school in many parts of the world. Children often go to a year or two of kindergarten when they’re 5 years old before they start elementary school.
- 4. From Japanese -This is a gigantic (very large) sea wave that is usually caused by an earthquake.
- 5. It dates to 1762 and is derived from Hindi chāmpo (चाँपो), itself derived from the Sanskrit root chapati (चपति), which means to press, knead, soothe
- 6. The word guitar entered English from the Spanish word guitarra, although its origin can be traced back to Greek and the related words cither/zither.
- 7. The English word for this animal is a borrowing from the Algonquian word aroughcun.
- 8. The word pyjamas entered English through Urdu and Persian, derived from pā (foot or leg) + jāma (clothing).
- 10. Originating with the Tungusian people, a formerly nomadic tribe of Siberia, shaman was the name given to a priest-doctor. It’s now used in many other areas to refer to spiritual healers.
- 11. A toy on a string that has existed since ancient Greece. The English word probably comes from the Ilocano, a language from the Phillipines.
- 13. came to English after passing through Spanish, but originally it was xocolatl in the Nahuatl language of modern-day Mexico.