freckle | from the Old Norse freknur, first recorded in English in 1386 |
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steak | from the Scandinavian, steik, 1420 |
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bamboo | from the Malay, bambu, 1563 |
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barbecue | from the Spanish, barbacoa, ‘a framework of sticks set upon posts’, 1697 |
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ketchup | from the Chinese (Amoy dialect), ketchiap, a sauce, 1711 |
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ghoul | from the Arabic, ghul, an evil spirit, 1786 |
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dinghy | from the Hindi, dengi, 1794 |
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pyjamas | from the Urdu, paejamah, 1801 |
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cafeteria | from the Spanish, 1839 |
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tycoon | from the Japanese, taikun, meaning ‘great lord’, 1857 |
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rucksack | from the German, 1866 |
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