Chipmunk, igloo, kayak, moccasin, moose, papoose, pecan, powwow, squash, succotash, tepee,toboggan, tomahawk, totem, wampum, wigwam
Words from Russian:
Cosmonaut, babushka, intelligentsia, mammoth, pogrom, ruble, tchotche, kalishnikov, borsch,
kasha, kefir, pirogy, glasnost, MIR, perestroika, tsar, Rodinia,
Words from German:
Alzheimer’s disease, aspirin, blitz, concertmeister, dachshund, delicatessen, diesel, Doberman
pinscher, dreck, Fahrenheit, fest, flak, frankfurter, Geiger counter, gesundheit, glitz, hamburger,
hamster, kindergarten, liverwurst, Neanderthal, poltergeist, quartz, reich, Rottweiler,
sauerkraut, strudel, uber, verboten, waltz, wunderbar, wunderkind, zeppelin.
Words from Chinese
Chop chop, chow, feng shui, ginkgo, ginseng, go, gung ho, hoisin, kanji, ketchup, kow tow,
kumquat, kung fu, lo mein, mahjong, mu shu, shanghai, silk, soy, tai chi, tangram, tao, tea, tofu,
tycoon, typhoon, wok, wonton, yen, Zen.
Words from Japanese
Bonsai, haiku, ikebana, kabuki, karaoke, manga, origami, kimono, zori, bento, daikon, dashi,
ginkgo, hibachi, miso, nori, sake, sashimi, shiitake, shoyu, soba, sensei, shiatsu, soy, sukiyaki,
sushi, Sudoku, tsunami, tamari, tempura, teriyaki, wasabi, Shinto, zen, akita, geiha, honcho, koi,sayonara
Words from Italian
Artisan, balcony, bronze, cameo, caricature, carpet, cartoon, dilettante, dome, façade, figurine,
fresco, gallery, graffiti, grotesque, indigo, Madonna, magenta, mask, mascara, masquerade,
medal, mezzanine, model, mosaic, muslin, pastel, porcelain, replica, saloon, sienna, studio,
tempera, villa, virtue, virtuoso, al dente, antipasto, bologna, broccoli, calamari, cappuccino,
cauliflower, caviar, coffee, confetti, espresso, fettuccini, gusto, lasagna, linguini, lottery,
macaroni, maraschino, marinara, Panini, parmesan, pasta, pepperoni, pesto, pizza, pistachio,
ravioli, salami, scampi, soda, spaghetti, tiramisu, tortolini, tutti frutti, zucchini, novel, canto,
parasol, pilot, pistol, brilliant, buffalo, bulletin, cannon, caress, carnival, cash, casino, monster,
nostalgia, pants, ditto, debt, disaster, extravaganza, fiasco, finale, ghetto, inferno, jeans, lottery,
magazine, mafia, ballot, fascism, incognito, Machiavellian, propaganda, algebra, granite,
influenza, lagoon, lava, bank, bomb, bravo, malaria medico, race, rocket, scalpel, torso,
volcano, alarm, archipelago, attack, balloon, fantasia, fugue, harmonica, libretto, maestro,
mandolin, oboe, opera, orchestra, piano, piccolo, pun, sonnet, stanza, alto, bassoon, cadenza,
cello, diva, presto, segue, serenade, solo, sonata, trombone, tuba, violin viola, sedan, sequin,
tariff, tarot, traffic, trampoline, umbrella, vista, viva.
Words from Polish
Babka, pierogy, doodle, horde, kielbasa, knish, mazurka, polonaise, polka
From Hungarian
Czardas, goulash, itsy bitsy, paprika, puli, vizsla,
From Indian
Avatar, bandanna, bangle, Brahmin, bungalow, calico, cheetah, chutney, cot, cushy, guru,
jungle, karma, khaki, loot, mugger, pundit, pajamas, sentry, shampoo, toddy
Words from Korean
Kimchi, taekwondo, Hyundai, Samsung
Words from African languages:
Banana, banjo, basenji, bongo, bwana, chigger, chimpanzee, cola, coffee, dengue, fandango,
gnu, goober, gumbo, jambolaya, jamboree, jazz, jive, jumbo, juke, kwanzaa, impala, marimba,
mamba, meringue, mumbo jumbo, okra, safari, sambo, tango, tse tse, trek, voodoo, yam, zebra,zombie.
Words from Dutch:
Aardvark, ahoy, aloof, bamboo, bazooka, beaker, blink, blister, block, blow, bluff, Boer, boodle,
boom, booze, boss, bow, brandy, brawl, bully, Brooklyn, bundle, bumpkin, buoy, bush, caboose,
cockatoo, coleslaw, cookie, crimp, cruise, deck, decoy, dike, dock, domineer, dope, dredge, drug,drive, easel, etch, excuse, filibuster, freight, frolic, gas, geek, gherkin, gin, golf, grab, gruff,
howitzer, hoist, hooky, kill, kink, knapsack, knickerbocker, landscape, leak, loafer, loiter, luck,
mannequin, mart, measles, pickle, pinkie, pit, plug, pump, poppycock, roster, Santa Claus,
schooner, scow, skate, sketch, skipper, sled, slim, sloop, slurp, smuggler, snack, snoop, splinter,split, spook, stoop, stove, tickle, trigger, tulip, walrus, wagon, wiggle, yacht, Yankee.
Words from Portuguese
Baroque, breeze, buccaneer, caramel, caste, cashew, china, cabin, cobra, coconut, cougar,
creole, dodo, embarrass, fetish, flamingo, junk, marmalade, molasses, Negro, piranha, savvy,
tapioca, teak, veranda, yam
Words are still entering English. Sometimes people know they are loan words. Other times, they do not. Here are some phrases from modern French that can still be recognized as French:a la carte, a la mode, adieu, au jus, au pair, avant-garde, ballet, belle, bon appetit, bon vivant, bon voyage, bourgeois, brica a brac brunette, bureau, cafe, carte blanche, c'est la vie, c'est magnifique, c'est la vie! chauffeur, chic, cliche, clique,coquette,crepe, croissant, critique, cul-de-sac,decoupage, deja-vu, de jour, eclair, esprit de corps,faux pas, fiance, fiancee, gauche, genre, hors d'eourves,laissez faire, layette, liaiason, mardi gras, nom de plume, rapport, RSVP, repondez, s'il vous plait,sabotage, savant,savoir-faire, vinaigrette, vis-à-vis connoisseur, debut, encore, expose, forte, naive, passe, potpourri,premier, premiere, resume, rendezvous, risque, vignette.
