Anorak, Barbeque, Barrack, Blizzard, Bongo, Bonsai, Boomerang, Budgierigar, Bungalow, Chipmunk, Chutney, Dinghy, Dungarees, Gnu, Haiku, Hamburger, Igloo, Kangaroo, Karaoke, Ketchup, Llama, Mohair, Potato, Puma, Pyjamas, Safari, Sauna, Shampoo, Sherbert, Ski, Skyscraper, Taboo, Tattoo, Toboggan, Tortilla, Totem, Trek, Tycoon, Yeti.
The word anorak originally
came from the Greenland Inuit word annoraaq.
Barbeque comes
from the Caribbean, where the Spanish word “barbacoa” was originally used to describe
a wooden frame that was used for drying, smoking or grilling meat.
The word barrack
originates from the French.
Blizzard is
believed to have originated from the USA, specifically Iowa.
The use of the word Bongo
was first documented in Cuba.
Bonsai is a word
that has originated from Japan/Middle China.
Boomerang was
adapted from an extinct Aboriginal language used in New South Wales, Australia,
as well as the Navajo Indians in America.
The word budgerigar
was believed to have come from the Eora people, who were an aboriginal group
that inhabited the region around Port Jackson, Australia.
Bungalow is a
Bengali and Hindi word meaning low, thatched house.
The word chipmunk is
an American English word that has an Algonquian origin
Chutney has a
North-Eastern Indian origin.
Haiku originates
from Japan.
Igloo has
originated from Inuit language.
The word llama,
referring to the animal, originally came from Quecha in South America, but has
also been recognised to be used in Spain.
The use of the word shampoo
originated from Hindi, where it was used to mean “to massage” (champo).
The word sauna has
originated from Finnish language.
Tortilla has
originated from Spain, where it originally meant small cake (torta).
The word totem is
an Americanism that originated from Ojibwa.
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