Words From Other Languages

Words From Other Languages Many words in English come

from other languages!

Words From DutchUsed in the Netherlands

Scow- is a flat bottomed

boat.

Frolic- to play in a frisky

way.

Loiter- you linger.

Iceberg- is a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier.

Words From ArabicUsed in the Middle East

and Northern Africa

Algebra- is a branch of mathematics in which letters are used to represent sets of numbers.

Safari- is a hunting or

exploring trip.

Words From GermanUsed in Germany

Poodle- a type of dog.

Snorkel- is a German word for a breathing tube for swimmers.

Words From MalayUsed in Malaysia, Singapore,

Brunei, and Southern Thailand

Orangutan- is an ape that lives in trees.

Sarong-is a cloth that is wrapped and worn as a skirt.

Lesson 11Words From Literature

New words sometimes come from characters, places, and

events in Literature!

Jabberwocky- writing or speech that makes no sense.

Lilliputian- something very tiny.

Quixotic- someone

who is romantic and impractical.

Narcissus- a flower that

grows from a bulb.

Robot- is a mechanical device that performs

human tasks.

Puckish- means

“mischievous”.

Herculean- means “really

difficult”.

Utopian- an idea that is

visionary but imaginary.

Scrooge- a miserly person.

Malapropism- is a funny misuse of

words.Example: Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. - Yogi Bear