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These are English words from different languages and you know many of them, don't you? (VBG)

Finnish            sauna
Russian           kvass, ruble, tsar, verst, samovar, tundra, troika
Polish              mazurka
Czech              robot
Hungarian        goulash, paprika
Portuguese       marmalade, flamingo, veranda
Turkish            turban, coffee, kiosk, caviar, pasha
Hindi               nabob, sahib, maharajah, jungle, pajamas, polo
Persian            bazaar, shah, caravan, chess, salamander, khaki
Tamil              pariah, catamaran
Chinese           sampan
Japanese          kimono, hara-kiri, judo, samurai, tsunami, karate
Malay              ketchup, sago, bamboo, orangutan
Polynesian       taboo, tattoo
Eskimo            kayak, igloo, anorak
Languages of
the Caribbean   hammock, hurricane, tobacco
Aboriginal
Australian         kangaroo, boomerang

Vous etes donc polyglotte! You a  polyglot, aren't you!



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