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.

Appall- to fill with horror, disgust, or outrage; to shock.

Constraint- something that restricts or limits.

Dissuade- to advise against; to persuade someone out of a course of action.

Falter- to hesitate; to waver.

Frail- easily broken; delicate.

Hypothetical- assumed without proof; uncertain.

Irate- extremely angry; enraged.

Peninsula- a piece of land that extends from the mainland into a body of water.

Placid- calm; peaceful.