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English foreign words
Common words from Chinese are: yamen, kowtow, Mandarin, Kung Fu, typhoon, silk, etc. There are also diet-related litchi (litchi), tea (tea), chop suey (fried chop suey), fried noodles (fried noodles) and fried rice (fried rice).
Loanwords from Japanese include: Judo (Judo), Bushido (Bushido) and Geisha (Geisha). There are also Mongolian yurts (yurts) and Khan (Khan) from Mongolian.
Sankrit is borrowed from yoga. Shampooing now also means "shampooing" in India; Shampoo. "Bamboo (bamboo) and veranda (corridor, veranda; The balcony comes from Malay.
Derived from Persian: caravan, Khaki, bazaar, jasmine and Xiao. And those from Tibet: Lama and yak. Pakistani cashmere (cashmere, cashmere sweater). Tamil mango.
Some words are borrowed from some African countries, such as algebra, cotton, alcohol and sugar in Arabic. Gorilla and zebra both originated in Congo.
Chimpanzees we are familiar with borrow words from Angles. Ivory comes from Coptic. Some English words also come from relevant countries in Oceania, such as kangaroos and wombats from Australia, and taboos from Berenicia; Taboo) and tattoos (tattoos).
English also has words from Brazil, Mexico, Peru and even American English. For example, barbecue (roast whole sheep), rumba (rumba dance), hammock (hammock), hurricane and so on originated from Cuba. And puma from Peru.
Totem is a foreign word from American Indians. Mexican tomatoes and chocolate. Of course, American English is also a part of English, such as commander (commuter with monthly ticket), cowboy (cowboy) and quiz (quiz, quiz; Quiz). Cabbage Town in Canadian English.
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