10 English Words Adopted from Other Languages
Dodane przez Tomasz H. 23 kwietnia 2015 w kategorii: Język angielski, Leksyka, Porady ogólne
English language throughout history has borrowed some words from other languages. Below is a list of words which have been borrowed from other languages and have become part of English vocabulary.
sofa
a large, comfortable seat for more than one person
Arabic - suffa - long seat made of stone or brick
portrait
a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone
French - portraire - the same meaning
noodle
a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid
German - Nudel - the same meaning
ketchup
a thick sauce made from tomatoes
Chinese - ke-chiap - brine of fish
coconut
a very large nut with a hard, hairy shell, a white part that you eat, and liquid in the centre
Portuguese - coco - grinning face
karaoke
a form of entertainment, originally from Japan, in which recordings of the music but not the words of popular songs are played, so that people can sing the words themselves
Japanese - kara ōke - empty orchestra
sketch
a picture that you draw quickly and with few details
Dutch - schets - the same meaning
confetti
small pieces of coloured paper that you throw when celebrating something
Italian - confetto - candy
alligator
a big reptile with a long mouth and sharp teeth, that lives in lakes and rivers
Spanish - el lagarto - the lizard
pajamas
shirt and trousers that you wear in bed
Hindi - pāyjāmā - loose-fitting trousers
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