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Borrowed Words in English

Topic: LANGUAGES

12 questions

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Which English word was borrowed from Japanese?
The English word “algebra” ultimately comes from which language?
Which English word was borrowed from Hindi?
Which language supplied English with the word “kindergarten”?
Which English word was borrowed from Czech?
Which word entered English from Italian, originally referring to a musical instrument?
The English word “tsunami” was borrowed from Japanese.
The English word “safari” originally came from Latin.

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