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English Words of Native American Origin - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 198 times
- The average score is 14 of 22
Answer Stats
| Definition | Language group | Word | % Correct |
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| Greyish-brown American mammal that has a foxlike face with a black mask and a ringed tail. | Algonquian | Raccoon | 89%
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| Type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow, traditionally used by Inuits. | Eskimo–Aleut | Igloo | 84%
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| Domesticated pack animal of the camel family found in the Andes, valued for its soft woolly fleece. | Quechua | Llama | 83%
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| Wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America. | Nahuatl | Coyote | 80%
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| Mexican alcoholic spirit made from an agave. | Nahuatl | Tequila | 78%
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| Light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles. | Arawakan | Canoe | 74%
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| Storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. | Arawakan | Hurricane | 73%
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| Food in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened and eaten as confectionery. | Nahuatl | Chocolate | 70%
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| Preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing. | Arawakan | Tobacco | 70%
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| Large heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots, found mainly in the dense forests of Central and South America. | Tupi-Guaraní | Jaguar | 66%
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| Deep-bodied South American freshwater fish that typically lives in shoals and has very sharp teeth that are used to tear flesh from prey. | Tupi-Guaraní | Piranha | 66%
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| Pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin and smooth, oily edible flesh. | Nahuatl | Avocado | 65%
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| Large American wild cat with a plain tawny to greyish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia. | Quechua | Puma | 65%
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| Cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. | Algonquian | Skunk | 65%
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| American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb. | Algonquian | Opossum | 63%
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| Starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable. | Arawakan | Potato | 63%
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| Glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is eaten as a vegetable or in salad. | Nahuatl | Tomato | 59%
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| Redwood tree, especially the California redwood. | Cherokee | Sequoia | 53%
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| Very large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country. | Quechua | Condor | 48%
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| Meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance. | Arawakan | Barbecue | 39%
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| Grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. | Arawakan | Savanna | 33%
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| Smoked hot chilli pepper used in Mexican cooking. | Nahuatl | Chipotle | 31%
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