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Loanwords - These words come from other languages. These words

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Loanwords - These words come from other languages. These words are familiar and common, and many of them mostly
maintain their foreign pronunciation or character. Many of these words are French, Spanish, and Italian. Many of them are
food items. Note: 82. RSVP - répondez, s'il vous plaît
Arabic
1. hummus
2. tahini
Chinese
3. feng shui
4. ginkgo
5. ginseng
6. gung ho
7. wok
8. wonton
9. yen
10. Zen
Dutch
11. apartheid
French
12. à la carte
13. à la mode
14. à la …
15. amateur
16. aperitif
17. armoire
18. au contraire
19. au gratin
20. avante garde
21. baguette
22. blasé
23. bon appétit
24. bouquet
25. boutique
26. buffet
27. cache
28. café
29. café au lait
30. creole
31. chauffeur
32. chez
33. chef
34. communiqué
35. connoisseur
36. crêpe
37. critique
38. croissant
39. debris
40. début
41. double entendre
42. du jour
43. encore
44. en masse
45. en route
46. escargot
47. exposé
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extraordinaire
façade
faux pas
femme fatale
fiancé(e)
film noir
gauche
genre
hors d'œuvre
in lieu (of)
impasse
liaison
lingerie
madame
mademoiselle
maître d'
mêlée
motif
mousse
naiveté
negligee
omelette
panache
par excellence
passé
picturesque
potpourri
raconteur
raison d'être
rapport
reconnaissance
renaissance
rendezvous
résumé
répertoire
risqué
RSVP
restaurateur
sabotage
saboteur
sans
sauté
savoir-faire
séance
silhouette
soirée
sommelier
soupe du jour
touché
tout de suite
triage
venue
100. vignette
101. vinaigrette
102. Voilà!
German
103. blitz
104. delicatessen
105. ersatz
106. frankfurter
107. gesundheit
108. hamburger
109. kaput
110. kindergarten
111. lager
112. pilsner
113. pretzel
114. pumpernickel
115. rottweiler
116. sauerkraut
117. schnapps
118. stein
119. strudel
120. Volkswagen
121. wiener
122. wurst
Greek
123. hoi polloi
Hindi
124. basmati
125. bungalow
126. bazaar
127. cheetah
128. chutney
129. cot
130. cushy
131. guru
132. khaki
133. karma
134. mogul
135. pundit
136. tandoor
Indonesian
137. orangutan
138. bamboo
Italian
139. a cappella
140. al dente
141. alto
142. bimbo
143. bravo
144. bravado
145. bruschetta
146. cadenza
147. calamari
148. cassanova
149. cappuccino
150. casino
151. cameo
152. cello
153. diva
154. espresso
155. extravaganza
156. fettucine
157. fiasco
158. figurine
159. finale
160. fresco
161. fusilli
162. galleria
163. ghetto
164. gorgonzola
165. graffiti
166. grotesque
167. gusto
168. indigo
169. incognito
170. inferno
171. influenza
172. mezzanine
173. lasagna
174. latte
175. linguini
176. macaroni
177. machiatto
178. magenta
179. malaria
180. maraschino
181. marinara
182. mascara
183. minestrone
184. mozzarella
185. nostalgia
186. opera
187. orchestra
188. panini
189. piano
190. piccolo
191. parmesan
192. pasta
193. penne
194. pepperoni
195. pesto
196. picturesque
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197. pizza
198. pizzeria
199. provolone
200. presto
201. prima donna
202. ravioli
203. rigatoni
204. risotto
205. salami
206. scampi
207. segue
208. semolina
209. spaghetti
210. spumoni
211. stanza
212. tortellini
213. trattoria
214. vermicelli
215. virtuoso
216. zucchini
Japanese
217. banzai
218. bento
219. bonsai
220. daikon
221. haiku
222. judo
223. karaoke
224. karate
225. kimono
226. tycoon
227. edamame
228. hibachi
229. miso
230. ramen
231. sake
232. samurai
233. sashimi
234. satori
235. sayonara
236. sensei
237. shiitake
238. shinto
239. soy
240. soba
241. shoyu
242. sudoku
243. sushi
244. tamari
245. tempura
246. teriyaki
247. tsunami
248. tofu
249. udon
250. wasabi
251. Zen
Korean
252. kimchi
Latin
253. alter ego
254. apologia
255. mea culpa
256. memorabilia
257. modus operandi
258. quid pro quo
259. regalia
Persian
260. carafe
261. caravan
Russian
262. Bolshevik
263. cosmonaut
264. czar
265. Duma
266. glasnost
267. gulag
268. intelligentsia
269. Kremlin
270. perestroika
271. Sputnik
272. vodka
Sanskrit
273. Himalaya
274. mantra
275. mugger
Spanish
276. adios
277. aficionado
278. amigo
279. alfalfa
280. Arizona
281. armada
282. banana
283. barbecue
284. barracuda
285. barrio
286. bodega
287. bolero
288. bronco
289. burrito
290. burro
291. caballero
292. cafeteria
293. camino
294. canyon
295. caramba
296. cargo
297. chile
298. chipotle
299. cilantro
300. coca
301. cojones
302. Colorado
303. condor
304. conquistador
305. cucaracha
306. cumbia
307. daiquiri
308. desperado
309. embargo
310. fiesta
311. gaucho
312. guacamole
313. guerilla
314. habanero
315. hacienda
316. hombre
317. Inca
318. incommunicado
319. iguana
320. jaguar
321. jalapeño
322. junta
323. llama
324. lasso
325. loco
326. machete
327. macho
328. maize
329. margarita
330. marijuana
331. matador
332. mesa
333. mesquite
334. mestizo
335. mole
336. Montana
337. nacho
338. nada
339. Nevada
340. paella
341. pampa
342. patio
343. pecadillo
344. pina colada
345. piñata
346. plaza
347. poncho
348. potato
349. pronto
350. pueblo
351. quesadilla
352. ranch (rancho)
353. reconquista
354. renegade (renegado)
355. rodeo
356. rumba
357. salsa
358. sangría
359. savvy
360. sierra
361. sombrero
362. stampede
363. taco
364. tamale
365. tango
366. tapa
367. tequila
368. tabacco
369. tomatillo
370. tomato
371. toreador
372. tornado
373. tortilla
374. tostada
375. vanilla
376. vigilante
377. yucca
378. Zorro
Swedish
379. gauntlet
380. moped
381. ombudsman
382. smorgasbord
383. tungsten
Thai
384. Tom Yum
385. Pad Thai
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