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There are literally an infinite number of words, this is because creation of new words happens every time so there is no upper bound on the number of words.
A study in the field of Text Mining tried to estimate the number of terms in a collection of documents and the result of it was the "Heap's Law".
- Heaps’ law: M = k(T^b)
- Here, M is the size of the vocabulary, T is the number of tokens in the collection.
- Typical values: 30 ≤ k ≤ 100 and b ≈ 0.5
- In a log-log plot of vocabulary size M vs. T, Heaps’ law predicts a line with slope about 1/2.
- It is the simplest possible relationship between the two in log-log space.
Heaps’ law suggests that
(i) the dictionary size continues to increase with more documents in the collection, rather than a maximum vocabulary size being reached
(ii) the size of the dictionary is quite large for large collections.
Here are some lists of words that English borrowed as is from other languages (considered here are French, Latin, Hindi, Japanese).
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Some French words borrowed by English:
1:
bourgeois
/ˈbʊəʒwɑː/
adjective
adjective: bourgeois
1.
belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
"a rich, bored, bourgeois family"
synonyms: middle-class, property-owning, propertied, shopkeeping; More
conventional, traditional, conservative, conformist;
ordinary, commonplace, provincial, parochial, suburban, small-town, parish-pump
"she came from a bourgeois family"
antonyms: proletarian, unconventional
(in Marxist contexts) upholding the interests of capitalism; not communist.
"bourgeois society took for granted the sanctity of property"
synonyms: capitalistic, materialistic, money-oriented, commercial; informalyuppie
"foreign ideas were denounced as bourgeois decadence"
antonyms: communist
noun
noun: bourgeois; plural noun: bourgeois
1.
a bourgeois person.
"a self-confessed and proud bourgeois"
synonyms: member of the middle class, property owner
"Liebermann was a self-professed and proud bourgeois"
antonyms: communist
Origin
mid 16th century: from French, from late Latin burgus ‘castle’ (in medieval Latin ‘fortified town’), ultimately of Germanic origin and related to borough. Compare with burgess.
2:
savant
/ˈsav(ə)nt,French savɑ̃/
noun
noun: savant; plural noun: savants
a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.
synonyms: intellectual, scholar, sage, philosopher, thinker, learned person, wise person, Solomon; More
guru, master, authority;
mahatma, maharishi, pandit
"Sir Isaiah Berlin, the Oxford savant"
antonyms: ignoramus, fool
Origin
early 18th century: French, literally ‘knowing (person)’, present participle (used as a noun) of savoir .
3:
rendezvous
/ˈrɒndɪvuː,ˈrɒndeɪvuː/
noun
noun: rendezvous; plural noun: rendezvous
1.
a meeting at an agreed time and place.
"Edward turned up late for their rendezvous"
synonyms: meeting, appointment, engagement, assignation; More
informaldate;
literarytryst
"Edward turned up late for their rendezvous"
a meeting place.
"you'd be welcome to use this place as a rendezvous"
synonyms: meeting place, venue, place of assignation; literarytrysting place
"you'd be welcome to use my place as a rendezvous"
a bar, restaurant, or similar establishment that is used as a popular meeting place.
"a lively West End restaurant rendezvous"
verb
verb: rendezvous; 3rd person present: rendezvouses; past tense: rendezvoused; past participle: rendezvoused; gerund or present participle: rendezvousing
1.
meet at an agreed time and place.
"I rendezvoused with Bea as planned"
synonyms: meet, come together, get together, gather, assemble
"at seven o'clock she reached the wine bar where they had agreed to rendezvous"
Origin
late 16th century: from French rendez-vous! ‘present yourselves!’, imperative of se rendre .
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boudoir
/ˈbuːdwɑː/
noun historical humorous
noun: boudoir; plural noun: boudoirs
a woman's bedroom or small private room.
Origin
late 18th century: French, literally ‘sulking-place’, from bouder ‘pout, sulk’.
5:
bon vivant
/bɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃,French bɔ̃ vivɑ̃/
noun
noun: bon vivant; plural noun: bons vivants; plural noun: bon vivants
a person who devotes themselves to a sociable and luxurious lifestyle.
"he was a diplomat, bon vivant, and womanizer par excellence"
Origin
late 17th century: from French, literally ‘person living well’, from bon ‘good’ and vivre ‘to live’.
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bon appétit
/ˌbɒn apɛˈtiː,French bɔn apeti/
exclamation
exclamation: bon appétit
used as a salutation to a person about to eat.
Origin
French, literally ‘good appetite’.
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oeuvre
/ˈəːvr(ə)/
noun
noun: oeuvre; plural noun: oeuvres
the body of work of a painter, composer, or author.
"the complete oeuvre of Mozart"
a work of art, music, or literature.
"an early oeuvre"
Origin
late 19th century: French, literally ‘work’.
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boeuf
/bəːf/
noun
noun: boeuf
French word for beef, used in the names of various beef dishes.
9:
Chardonnay
/ˈʃɑːdəneɪ/
noun
noun: Chardonnay
a variety of white wine grape used for making champagne and other wines.
a wine made from the Chardonnay grape.
plural noun: Chardonnays
Origin
French.
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bête noire
/bɛt ˈnwɑː,beɪt ˈnwɑː,French bɛt nwaʀ/
noun
noun: bête noire; plural noun: bêtes noires
a person or thing that one particularly dislikes.
"great-uncle Edward was my father's bête noire"
synonyms: bugbear, pet hate, pet aversion, anathema, abomination, bogey, bugaboo; More
a thorn in one's flesh/side, the bane of one's life
antonyms: favourite
Origin
French, literally ‘black beast’.
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cul-de-sac
/ˈkʌldəˌsak,ˈkʊldəˌsak/
noun
noun: cul-de-sac; plural noun: culs-de-sac; plural noun: cul-de-sacs
a street or passage closed at one end.
synonyms: no through road, blind alley, dead end
a route or course leading nowhere.
"was the new post a career cul-de-sac?"
Anatomy
a vessel, tube, or sac open at only one end.
Origin
mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally ‘bottom of a sack’.
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esprit de corps
/ɛˌspriː də ˈkɔː,French ɛspʀi də kɔʀ/
noun
noun: esprit de corps; plural noun: esprits de corps
a feeling of pride and mutual loyalty shared by the members of a group.
"they developed some esprit de corps through athletics competitions"
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legerdemain (from léger de main)
ˌlɛdʒədɪˈmeɪn/
noun
noun: legerdemain
skilful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.
synonyms: sleight of hand, juggling, conjuring, magic, prestidigitation, wizardry, illusion, dexterity; rarethaumaturgy
"stage magicians practising legerdemain"
deception; trickery.
"a classic piece of management legerdemain"
synonyms: trickery, cunning, artfulness, craftiness, craft, wiles, chicanery, skulduggery, deceit, deception, artifice, cheating, dissimulation, double-dealing, artful argument, specious reasoning, sophistry, humbug, flimflam; More
informaljiggery-pokery;
archaicstratagem
"a classic piece of management legerdemain"
Origin
late Middle English: from French léger de main ‘dexterous’, literally ‘light of hand’.
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potpourri
/pəʊˈpʊəri,pəʊpʊəˈriː,pɒtˈpʊəri/
noun
noun: potpourri; noun: pot-pourri
a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
plural noun: potpourris; plural noun: pot-pourris
"he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan"
synonyms: mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, melange, mix, variety, motley collection, mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche, blend; More
smorgasbord, ragbag, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, mishmash, jumble, farrago;
raregallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, olla podrida, salmagundi, pasticcio, macédoine, motley
"this book is a pot-pourri of curious animal stories"
Origin
early 17th century (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from French, literally ‘rotten pot’.
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debutante
/ˈdɛbjʊtɑːnt,ˈdeɪɛbjʊtɑːnt/
noun
noun: debutante; plural noun: debutantes
an upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society.
a woman making her first public appearance, especially in sport.
"the women's team includes eighteen year-old debutante Katharine Merry"
Origin
early 19th century: from French débutante (feminine) ‘leading off’, from the verb débuter .
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adieu
/əˈdjuː/
literary
exclamation
exclamation: adieu
1.
goodbye.
noun
noun: adieu; plural noun: adieux; plural noun: adieus
1.
a goodbye.
"he whispered a fond adieu"
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French, from a ‘to’ + Dieu ‘God’; compare with adios.
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debonair
/ˌdɛbəˈnɛː/
adjective
adjective: debonair
(of a man) confident, stylish, and charming.
"all the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie and tails"
synonyms: suave, urbane, sophisticated, cultured, self-possessed, self-assured, confident, charming, gracious, well mannered, civil, courteous, gallant, chivalrous, gentlemanly, refined, polished, well bred, genteel, dignified, courtly; More
well dressed, well groomed, well turned out, elegant, stylish, smart, dashing, dapper, spruce, trim, attractive;
soigné;
informalsmooth, swish, swanky, snappy, sharp, cool;
informalspiffy, fly;
informalon fleek;
datedmannerly;
archaictrig, gentle
"a debonair young man"
antonyms: unsophisticated
Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘meek or courteous’): from Old French debonaire, from de bon aire ‘of good disposition’.
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raison d'être
/ˌreɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtrə,French ʀɛzɔ̃ dɛtʀ/
noun
unpunctuated: raison dêtre; noun: raison d'être; plural noun: raisons d'être
the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence.
"seeking to shock is the catwalk's raison d'être"
Origin
French, literally ‘reason for being’.
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nom de guerre
/ˌnɒm də ˈɡɛː/
noun
noun: nom de guerre; plural noun: noms de guerre
an assumed name under which a person engages in combat or some other activity or enterprise.
"some gave themselves fierce noms de guerre like ‘Rambo’"
Origin
French, literally ‘war name’.
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genre
/ˈʒɒ̃rə,ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə/
noun
noun: genre; plural noun: genres; modifier noun: genre
1.
a style or category of art, music, or literature.
"the spy thriller is a very masculine genre"
synonyms: category, class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set; More
type, sort, kind, variety, species, breed, style, brand, make, model, family, school, stamp, cast, ilk, kidney;
division, section, department, compartment
"a whole new genre of novels"
2.
denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.
"genre scenes"
Origin
early 19th century: French, literally ‘a kind’ (see gender).
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RSVP
RSVP is a process for a response from the invited person or people. It is an initialism derived from the French phrase "Répondez s'il vous plaît" meaning "Please respond".
Source: Wikipedia
22:
mule
/mjuːl/
noun
plural noun: mules
a woman's slipper or light shoe without a back.
Origin
mid 16th century: from French, ‘slipper’.
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en rapport
/ˌɒ̃ raˈpɔː/
adverb
adverb: en rapport
having a close and harmonious relationship.
"his improvisation indicates that he is en rapport with the rhythm of the band"
Origin
French (see rapport).
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hors d'oeuvre
/ɔː ˈdəːv,ɔː ˈdəːvr(ə)/
noun
unpunctuated: hors doeuvre; noun: hors d'oeuvre; plural noun: hors d'oeuvre; plural noun: hors d'oeuvres
a small savoury dish, typically one served as an appetizer.
"a trolley laden with fifteen different hors d'oeuvres"
Origin
French, literally ‘outside the work’.
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outré
/ˈuːtreɪ/
adjective
adjective: outré
unusual and typically rather shocking.
"the composer's more outré harmonies"
synonyms: weird, queer, outlandish, offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign, peculiar, odd, curious, atypical, irregular, anomalous, deviant, abnormal, quaint, out of the way, ludicrous, preposterous; More
informalway-out, wacky, freaky, kooky, screwy, kinky, oddball, cranky;
informaloff the wall, in left field, bizarro;
datedsingular
"the composer's more outré harmonies"
antonyms: ordinary, normal
Origin
French, literally ‘exceeded’, past participle of outrer (see outrage).
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Some Latin words borrowed by English:
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sui generis
/ˌsuːɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs,ˌsuːʌɪ ˈdʒɛnərɪs/
adjective
adjective: sui generis
unique.
"the sui generis nature of animals"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘of its own kind’.
2:
per se
/pəː ˈseɪ/
adverb
adverb: per se; adverb: perse
by or in itself or themselves; intrinsically.
"it is not these facts per se that are important"
synonyms: in itself, of itself, by itself, as such, intrinsically; More
by its very nature, in essence, by definition, essentially
"possessing a knife was not per se an unlawful act"
Origin
Latin.
3:
de jure
/deɪ ˈjʊəreɪ,diː ˈdʒʊəri/
adverb
adverb: de jure; adverb: dejure
1.
according to rightful entitlement or claim; by right.
"the resolution declared that the independent Republic of Latvia proclaimed on November 18, 1918 was still in existence de jure"
synonyms: by right, rightfully, legally, according to the law; More
rightful, legal
antonyms: de facto
adjective
adjective: de jure; adjective: dejure
1.
existing or holding a specified position by legal right.
"he had been de jure king since his father's death"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘of law’.
4:
de facto
/deɪ ˈfaktəʊ/
adverb
adverb: de facto; adverb: defacto
1.
in fact, whether by right or not.
"the country was de facto divided between two states"
synonyms: in practice, in effect, in fact, in reality, really, actually, in actuality
"the republic has been de facto divided into two states"
antonyms: in theory, de jure
adjective
adjective: de facto; adjective: defacto
1.
existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right.
"a de facto one-party system"
synonyms: actual, existing, existent, real, effective
"they took de facto control of the land"
antonyms: theoretical, de jure
Origin
Latin, literally ‘of fact’.
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bona fides
/ˌbəʊnə ˈfʌɪdiːz/
noun
noun: bonafides
a person's honesty and sincerity of intention.
"he went to great lengths to establish his liberal bona fides"
informal
documentary evidence showing that a person is what they claim to be; credentials.
plural noun: bona fides; plural noun: bonafides
"he set about checking Loretta's bona fides"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘good faith’.
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ex nihilo
/ɛks ˈnʌɪhɪləʊ/
adverb formal
adverb: ex nihilo
out of nothing.
"he went on to create a paradise ex nihilo"
Origin
Latin.
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reductio ad absurdum
/rɪˌdʌktɪəʊ ad abˈsəːdəm/
noun Philosophy
noun: reductio ad absurdum
a method of proving the falsity of a premise by showing that its logical consequence is absurd or contradictory.
"the argument is a reductio ad absurdum of utilitarianism"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘reduction to the absurd’.
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credo
/ˈkriːdəʊ,ˈkreɪdəʊ/
noun
noun: credo; plural noun: credos
a statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions.
"he announced his credo in his first editorial"
a creed of the Christian Church in Latin.
noun: Credo; plural noun: Credos
a musical setting of the Nicene Creed, typically as part of a mass.
noun: Credo
"the Credo of Bach's B minor Mass"
Origin
Middle English: Latin, ‘I believe’. Compare with creed.
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amour
/əˈmʊə/
noun
noun: amour; plural noun: amours
a love affair or lover, especially one that is secret.
"he is enraged at this revelation of his past amours"
Origin
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘love, affection’): via Old French from Latin amor ‘love’. The current sense dates from the late 16th century.
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placebo
/pləˈsiːbəʊ/
noun
noun: placebo; plural noun: placebos
a medicine or procedure prescribed for the psychological benefit to the patient rather than for any physiological effect.
a substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.
a measure designed merely to humour or placate someone.
"pacified by the placebos of the previous year, they claimed a moral victory"
Origin
late 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘I shall be acceptable or pleasing’, from placere ‘to please’.
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Saturnalia
/ˌsatəˈneɪlɪə/
noun
the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December, a period of general merrymaking and the predecessor of Christmas.
an occasion of wild revelry or indulgence.
plural noun: saturnalias
"a saturnalia of shopping"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘matters relating to Saturn’, neuter plural of Saturnalis.
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pro rata
/prəʊ ˈrɑːtə,ˈreɪtə/
adjective
adjective: pro rata
1.
proportional.
"as the pound has fallen costs have risen on a pro rata basis"
adverb
adverb: pro rata
1.
proportionally.
"their fees will rise pro rata with salaries"
Origin
late 16th century: Latin, literally ‘according to the rate’.
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dementia praecox
/ˈpriːkɒks/
noun
noun: dementia praecox
archaic term for schizophrenia.
Origin
Latin, literally ‘early insanity’.
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delirium tremens
/dɪˌlɪrɪəmˈtriːmɛnz,dɪˌlɪrɪəmˈtrɛmɛnz/
noun
noun: delirium tremens
a psychotic condition typical of withdrawal in chronic alcoholics, involving tremors, hallucinations, anxiety, and disorientation.
Origin
early 19th century: from Latin, ‘trembling delirium’.
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carpe diem
/ˌkɑːpeɪ ˈdiːɛm,ˈdʌɪɛm/
exclamation
exclamation: carpe diem
used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future.
Origin
Latin, ‘seize the day!’, a quotation from Horace ( Odes I.xi).
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De minimis
De minimis is a Latin expression meaning "about minimal things", normally in the locutions de minimis non curat praetor ("The praetor does not concern himself with trifles") or de minimis non curat lex ("The law does not concern itself with trifles") a legal doctrine by which a court refuses to consider trifling matters. Queen Christina of Sweden (r. 1633–1654) favored the similar Latin adage, aquila non capit muscās (the eagle does not catch flies).
Source: Wikipedia
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ad infinitum
/ˌad ɪnfɪˈnʌɪtəm/
adverb
adverb: ad infinitum
again and again in the same way; forever.
"registration is for seven years and may be renewed ad infinitum"
synonyms: forever, for ever and ever, evermore, always, for all time, till the end of time, in perpetuity; More
perpetually, eternally, endlessly, interminably, unceasingly, unendingly, everlastingly;
for evermore, forever more;
forevermore;
in perpetuum;
informaluntil the cows come home, until the twelfth of never, until hell freezes over, until doomsday, until kingdom come;
archaicfor aye
"the tradition will be maintained ad infinitum"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘to infinity’.
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modus operandi
/ˌməʊdəs ɒpəˈrandiː,ˌməʊdəs ɒpəˈrandʌɪ/
noun
noun: modus operandi; plural noun: modi operandi
a particular way or method of doing something.
"every killer has his own special modus operandi"
synonyms: method of working, method, way, MO, manner, technique, style, procedure, approach, course of action, plan of action, methodology, mode, fashion, process, means, strategy, plan, formula, recipe, practice; rarepraxis
the way in which something operates or works.
"THC has a quite precise modus operandi that taps into a specific brain function"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘way of operating’.
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non sequitur
/nɒn ˈsɛkwɪtə/
noun
plural noun: nonsequiturs
a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.
"his weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘it does not follow’.
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cognomen
/kɒɡˈnəʊmən/
noun
noun: cognomen; plural noun: cognomens
an extra personal name given to an ancient Roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son, for example Marcus Tullius Cicero.
a name or nickname.
Example: "Gaius Julius Caesar, known by his cognomen Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and military general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire."
Origin
Latin, from co- ‘together with’ + gnomen, nomen ‘name’.
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Some Hindi words borrowed by English:
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dhaba
/ˈdɑːbə/
noun Indian
noun: dhaba; plural noun: dhabas
a roadside food stall.
Origin
from Hindi ḍhābā
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dhurrie
/ˈdʌri/
noun
noun: dhurrie; plural noun: dhurries; noun: durrie; plural noun: durries
a heavy cotton rug of Indian origin.
"we were sitting on dhurries by the pond"
Origin
from Hindi darī
A dhurrie (also durrie or durry) is a thick flat-woven rug or carpet used traditionally in India as floor-coverings. The concept of dhurrie is a little bit different from a rug or carpet, because they were use for bedding or packaging, not only as a floor covering.
Dhurrie - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurrie
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veranda
/vəˈrandə/
noun
noun: veranda; plural noun: verandas; noun: verandah; plural noun: verandahs
a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor.
"I'll be on the veranda"
Australian/NZ
a roof over the pavement in front of a shop.
Origin
early 18th century: from Hindi varaṇḍā, from Portuguese varanda ‘railing, balustrade’.
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khana
/ˈkɑːnə/
noun Indian
noun: khana
food.
a meal.
plural noun: khanas
Origin
via Hindi from the Sanskrit root khād- ‘eat’.
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roti
/ˈrəʊti/
noun Indian
noun: roti; plural noun: rotis
bread, especially a flat round bread cooked on a griddle.
"serve with roti or parathas"
Origin
from Hindi roṭī
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tawa
/ˈtɑːwə/
noun
noun: tawa; plural noun: tawas
a circular griddle used in South Asia, especially for cooking chapattis.
Origin
from Hindi and Punjabi tavā
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chapatti
/tʃəˈpɑːti,tʃəˈpati/
noun
noun: chapatti; plural noun: chapattis; noun: chapati; plural noun: chapatis; noun: chupatty; plural noun: chupatties
(in Indian cooking) a thin pancake of unleavened wholemeal bread cooked on a griddle.
Origin
from Hindi capātī, from capānā ‘flatten, roll out’.
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raja
/ˈrɑːdʒɑː/
noun historical
noun: raja; plural noun: rajas; noun: rajah; plural noun: rajahs
an Indian king or prince.
a title extended to minor dignitaries and nobles in India during the British Raj.
a title extended by the British to a Malay or Javanese ruler or chief.
Origin
from Hindi rājā, Sanskrit rājan ‘king’.
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Some Greek words borrowed by English:
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kairos
/ˈkʌɪrɒs/
noun
noun: kairos; plural noun: kairoses
a propitious moment for decision or action.
Origin
1930s: Greek, literally ‘opportunity’.
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agape
/ˈaɡəpi/
noun Theology
noun: agape
Christian love, as distinct from erotic love or simple affection.
a communal meal held in Christian fellowship.
plural noun: agapes
Origin
early 17th century: from Greek agapē ‘brotherly love’.
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Some Spanish words borrowed by English:
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adios
/ˌadɪˈɒs/
exclamation & noun
exclamation: adios; noun: adios; plural noun: adioses
(in Spanish or Spanish-speaking contexts) goodbye.
Origin
Spanish adiós, from a ‘to’ + Dios ‘God’; compare with adieu.
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Some Japanese words borrowed by English:
1:
Chanoyu
: a Japanese ceremony consisting of the serving and taking of tea in accordance with an elaborate ritual.
Chanoyu | Definition of Chanoyu by Merriam-Webster
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Chanoyu | Define Chanoyu at Dictionary.com
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a Japanese ceremony at which tea is prepared, served, and taken with an ancient and involved ritual. Expand. Also called tea ceremony. Origin of chanoyu - Japanese, equivalent to cha tea + no (particle) + yu hot water.
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kaizen
/kʌɪˈzɛn/
noun
noun: kaizen
a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices, personal efficiency, etc.
Origin
Japanese, literally ‘improvement’.
3:
ramen
/ˈrɑːmɛn/
noun
plural noun: ramen
(in Japanese cuisine) quick-cooking noodles, typically served in a broth with meat and vegetables.
Origin
Japanese, from Chinese lā ‘to pull’ + miàn ‘noodles’.
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Some German words borrowed by English:
1:
doppelgänger
/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡaŋə,ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/
noun
noun: doppelgänger; plural noun: doppelgängers
an apparition or double of a living person.
Origin
mid 19th century: from German, literally ‘double-goer’.
2:
kindergarten
/ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/
noun
noun: kindergarten; plural noun: kindergartens
(in Britain and Australia) an establishment where children below the age of compulsory education play and learn; a nursery school.
(in North America) a class or school that prepares children, usually five- or six-year-olds, for the first year of formal education.
Origin
mid 19th century: from German, literally ‘children's garden’.
3:
wunderbar
German adjective wun·der·bar \ ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌbär \
Popularity: Bottom 40% of words
: wonderful
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4:
abseil
/ˈabseɪl,ˈabzʌɪl/
British
verb
verb: abseil; 3rd person present: abseils; past tense: abseiled; past participle: abseiled; gerund or present participle: abseiling
1.
descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point.
"team members had to abseil down sheer cliffs to reach the couple"
noun
noun: abseil; plural noun: abseils
1.
a descent made by abseiling.
"a 120 ft abseil"
Origin
1930s: from German abseilen, from ab ‘down’ + Seil ‘rope’.
5:
frankfurter
/ˈfraŋkfəːtə/
noun
plural noun: frankfurters
a seasoned smoked sausage made of beef and pork.
Origin
from German Frankfurter Wurst, literally ‘Frankfurt sausage’.
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