Statistics for Arabisms In Spanish

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ARABIC (Romanized)	SPANISH	ENGLISH	% Correct
'aruzz	arroz	rice	95%
as-súkkar	azúcar	sugar	91%
qamīṣ	camisa	shirt	73%
ʾisfānāḵ	espinaca	spinach	73%
ḥattā	hasta	until	73%
ṭāsa	taza	cup	59%
al-zayt	aceite	oil	59%
jarra	jarra	jar	55%
az-zaʿfarān	azafrán	saffron	50%
al-qúţun	algodón	cotton	45%
az-zaytuna	aceituna	olive	41%
al-kirāʾ	alquiler	rent	41%
al-miḵadda	almohada	pillow	36%
ballūṭa	bellota	acorn	27%
al-ḵuršūf	alcachofa	artichoke	27%
al-birkah	alberca	pool	14%
al-ʿaqrab	alacrán	scorpion	14%
aḍ-ḍayʿa	aldea	village	14%
rahīn	rehén	hostage	9%
al-qiṭrān	alquitrán	tar	9%

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