Multicultural Words
Many words from other languages have found their way into the English language.
Some imported words were adopted directly into English, while others came to
English by way of other languages. A few of these words have unique spellings
that can present problems for spellers.
African
banana chimpanzee mumbo jumbo okra samba yam
Afrikaans
aardvark apartheid commando
Arabic
admiral algebra coffee elixir magazine monsoon mosque sherbet sofa
zero
Australian
boomerang dingo eucalyptus kangaroo koala
Aztec
avocado cacao chili chocolate coyote mesquite ocelot tomato
Brazilian (Tupi)
cashew
cougar jaguar macaw maraca piranha tapioca tapir toucan
Caribbean
barbecue buccaneer canoe hammock hurricane iguana maize manatee potato
tobacco
Celtic
bracket carpenter carriage
Czechoslovakian
robot
Chinese
chop suey kowtow kumquat kung fu tea
typhoon wok
Dutch
bluff caboose cruise
iceberg knapsack ravel tattoo waffle walrus yacht
Egyptian
gum
gypsy ivory
French
acquit barber bauble buffet butcher carpenter chamois
croutons dessert etiquette gourmet mayonnaise meringue potpourri sauté
vogue
Gaelic
blarney leprechaun shamrock slogan
German
cobalt dachshund delicatessen frankfurter hamburger kindergarten
liverwurst poodle pumpernickel quartz sauerkraut snorkel spiel
stein strudel waltz
Greek
alphabet astronomy athlete democracy echo
eclipse idiom lyric mystery olive politics stadium stoic strategy sympathy
synonym
Hawaiian
aloha
hula lanai lei
luau ukulele
Hebrew
bedlam camel cinnamon kibbutz rabbi Icelandic geyser saga
Indian (India)
bandanna bungalow cashmere curry
dinghy dungaree mongoose pajamas seersucker shampoo shawl veranda
Inuit
igloo kayak
Italian
arcade balcony broccoli cameo cartoon corridor incognito intrigue motto
piano picturesque pizza profile umbrella velvet volcano Japanese hibachi karate
kimono soy alibi alumnus animal canine census data digital exquisite fragile
moderate mortal perfect province republic science senate solemn superb via
Malayan
amuck bamboo cockatoo gingham ketchup launch orangutan rattan sarong
Mexican
enchilada mustang tamale tortilla
North American Indian
chipmunk hickory moccasin quahog raccoon skunk squash succotash tepee toboggan
tomahawk wigwam
Norwegian
fjord lemming ski
slalom
Persian
azure bazaar caravan divan gondola jasmine khaki lilac orange paradise
pistachio scarlet shah talcum turban
Peruvian (Aymara)
alpaca
condor llama pampas puma
Polish
polka
Portuguese
caste
cobra dodo emu marmalade molasses
Russian
cosmonaut czar mammoth parka sputnik
steppe
Sanskrit
chintz crimson ginger jungle maharajah pepper sandal sugar
Scottish
bog
eerie golf gruesome heckle rampage stalwart weird
Slavic
cravat sable slave
trombone trumpet
Spanish
alligator armada armadillo cafeteria canyon fiesta
mosquito patio plaza siesta sombrero tornado
Swedish
rutabaga smorgasbord tangle tungsten
Turkish
caftan horde jackal ottoman
pilaf turkey yogurt
Welsh
crowd flannel maggot penguin
Yiddish
bagel klutz knish
kosher schlemiel schmo schnook schnozzle
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