Definition (Origin) | Loanword |
A heavy, hooded, waterproof jacket (Greenlandic) | |
A large kerchief, often colorful, worn around the head or neck (Hindi) | |
A pile of stones erected as a landmark or monument, often on trails (Scottish Gaelic) | |
A young woman making her first appearance to society (French) | |
Made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality (German) | |
A Chinese system of laws governing the flow of energy through space, often applied to building and landscape design (Mandarin) | |
Word used to wish good health to someone who has just sneezed (German) | |
A short, three-line poem, often consisting of five, then seven, then five syllables (Japanese) | |
A complicated, entangled situation (Italian) | |
A large, spotted cat native to South and Central America (Tupi) | |
Art or objects that are in poor taste or overly sentimental or garish (German) | |
Something incredibly large, especially a sea monster (Hebrew) | |
A deep-toned instrument similar to a xylophone (Bantu*) | |
| Definition (Origin) | Loanword |
A state of perfect bliss (Sanskrit) | |
A word that sounds like the thing it represents (Greek) | |
A field where rice is grown (Malay) | |
A savory egg pie, often including meats and vegetables (French) | |
A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a person (Japanese) | |
An improvised knife used as a weapon (Romani) | |
Forbidden or prohibited, often due to social customs (Tongan) | |
A cloth-covered frame used to protect against the rain or sun (Italian) | |
Forbidden or prohibited, especially by an authority (German) | |
A dome-shaped hut or tent made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles, used by Native Americans in the Northeastern US (Abenaki) | |
An idealized place of great or idyllic magnificence and beauty; also, a pleasure palace (Mandarin**) | |
A strong longing or yearning (Cantonese) | |
A corpse that has been reanimated, and which typically attacks the living (Bantu*) | |
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