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Arabic Loanwords in English - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 50 times
- The average score is 17 of 34
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| A branch of mathematics where you need to solve for x. | algebra | 91%
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| Someone who kills a political or public figure. | assassin | 89%
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| Naval equivalent of a general. | admiral | 80%
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| A hot, brown drink that gives you energy, native to Ethiopia and traded by the Arabs through Yemenite ports such as Mokha. | coffee | 77%
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| A wind that brings the rainy season. Mostly associated with India. | monsoon | 74%
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| British term for a sweater. | j{umper} | 71%
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| Several species of large seabird, one of which is the largest flying bird by wingspan. They only come to land to breed and feed their chicks. | albatross | 66%
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| The arithmetic mean. Or an adjective meaning neither good nor bad.* | average | 66%
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| Kneading of muscles either done for relaxation in spas or for medical reasons by physical therapists. | massage | 66%
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| From Andalusian Arabic. A Mediterranean vegetable. We eat the inner part of the immature flower, called the 'heart'. Perhaps the word comes ultimately from Akkadian or Persian. | artichoke | 63%
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| A synonym of basic, i.e. the opposite of acidic. | alkaline | 57%
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| From Andalusian Arabic. A book that lists astrological or astronomical events of a certain year. Or any kind of yearbook. | almanac | 54%
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| 0. | zero | 54%
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| A genus of trees native to Africa. The best known grows on Madagascar and looks as if it grows upside down, with its roots pointing to the sky. | baobab | 51%
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| Danger, risk. Literally, 'dice' in Arabic. | h{azard} | 51%
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| A periodical publication such as Time or the New Yorker. Also several meaning related to firearms. In Arabic, it means 'storehouse'. | magazine | 51%
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| From the same Arabic root as above, a viscous fluid consisting mostly of sugar, such as maple ___ or cough ___. | syrup | 51%
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| A demon that digs up graves and feeds on corpses. | ghoul | 46%
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| Padding covered with sheets and slept on.* | mattress | 46%
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| The point in the sky underneath of you. Opposite of zenith. Figuratively, a low point. | nadir | 46%
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| An import duty. Trump loves these. | tariff | 46%
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| A stringed instrument used by minstrels. The word possibly goes back all the way to Ugaritic or Sumerian. | lute | 43%
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| Another name for the longfin tuna. | a{lbacore} | 37%
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| A tart, brown, tropical fruit used in Asian cooking and for sweet drinks in Latin America. It means 'Indian date'. | t{amarind} | 34%
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| Several species of slender antelope beloved for their elegance. | gazelle | 31%
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| A desert rat, sometimes kept as a pet. | gerbil | 29%
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| Frozen fruit juices served as dessert. | sherbet | 29%
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| Several species of nocturnal, medium sized mammals native to tropical Africa and Asia, somewhat similar to raccoons. Their droppings are made into the drink below in Indonesia. | c{ivet} | 26%
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| A piece of colorful cloth worn around the waist or around the shoulder during formal occasions. | sash | 26%
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| A bottle without cap or lid, filled with water and set on the table, especially in restaurants. | carafe | 23%
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| A digit or a method to hide messages from third parties, i.e. a code. | cipher | 23%
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| Synonym of mother-of-pearl. | n{acre} | 23%
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| A gourd that can be used as a sponge. Perhaps from Aramaic. | l{oofah} | 20%
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| A button on your scale, setting the weight to 0. | tare | 20%
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