Loanwords used in English

The following quiz includes words commonly used in English, but have been borrowed from other languages from all around the world.

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Last updated: July 9, 2014

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Hint	Origin	Answer
Singing over backing tracks	Japanese	Karaoke
A nursery school	German	Kindergarten
The feeling of having already experienced this	French	Déjà vu
A large wave usually caused by earthquakes	Japanese	Tsunami
A woodframe used for painting	Dutch	Easel
Violating a commonly accepted social rule	French	Faux Pas
An ardent admirer of something	Spanish	Aficionado
Taking pleasure in another's misfortune	German	Schadenfreude
A spoiled, ill tempered person	Italian	Prima Donna
A black religious cult	Kwa	Voodoo

Hint	Origin	Answer
A double, or look-alike person	German	Doppelgänger
Bedtime attire	Urdu	Pyjamas
The Spirit of the Times	German	Zeitgeist
Taking the law into their own hands	Spanish	Vigilante
An icon representing a person on the internet	Sanskrit	Avatar
Compressed cannabis	Arabic	Hashish
Enthusiastic in battle	Chinese	Gung Ho
Trousers held up by straps	Hindi	Dungaree
Compelling attractiveness or charm	Greek	Charisma
A legal official who investigates complaints	Swedish	Ombudsman

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6 Comments

Level 75

Jul 9, 2014

I believe the trousers should be pluralized. End in 's'. Also There's a tiny spelling flip in "fan or something" (I believe it should be of). "An icon used on the internet" is also a rather vague clue. Perhaps "An icon representing a person on the internet"?

Otherwise I believe it's a great quiz. The funny thing is I actually used "zeitgeist" in a comment on facebook today. I never used the word before, I think.

Level 69

Jul 9, 2014

Thanks, only my second quiz so appreciate the help! Fixed the typo and the vague hint.

Level 36

Sep 20, 2018

Really interesting quiz. Could you do some more?

Level 66

May 13, 2022

I have never seen pajamas spelt like that

Level 79

Feb 13, 2023

I don’t think an English speaker has ever said “ombudsman” lmao

Level 69

Feb 16, 2023

This could be UK specific, but it's a commonly used word in the UK

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