Words from other parts of the world

world. Development of American English. By 19th century, a standard

variety of American English develops, based on the dialect of the Mid-Atlantic states.
Establishment of English in Australia, South Africa, and India, among other British colonial outposts.

in human form
an embodiment (as of a concept or

philosophy) often in a person
a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity
an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user (as in a computer game)

Origin
Sanskrit avatāraḥ descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over

loot, maharaja, nabob, pajamas, punch (the drink), shampoo, thug, kedgeree,

jamboree

water or with a special preparation
to wash the hair

of

Origin
Hindi & Urdu cā̃po, imperative of cā̃pnā to press, massage
First Known Use: 1762

firm yellowish-red skin, hard central stone, and juicy aromatic pulp;

also : an evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family that bears mangoes
Sweet pepper

Origin
Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa
First Known Use: 1582

pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries

to checkmate the opponent's king

Origin
Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess
First Known Use: 14th century

mosque, myrrh, salaam, sirocco, sultan, vizier, bazaar, caravan

of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
a place for

the sale of goods
department store
a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes

Origin
Persian bāzār
First Known Use: 1612

gumbo, jazz, jitterbug, jitters, juke(box), voodoo, yam, zebra, zombie

into and reanimate a dead body
a will-less and speechless

human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated
a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : automaton
a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior
a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice

Origin
Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zonbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost
First Known Use: circa 1871

hammock, hominy, hurricane, maize, moccasin, moose, papoose, pecan, possum, potato,

skunk, squaw, succotash, squash, tamale (via Spanish), teepee, terrapin, tobacco, toboggan, tomahawk, tomato, wigwam, woodchuck

the names of more than half the states of the

U.S., including Michigan, Texas, Nebraska, Illinois)

a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans
a small

candy with a center (as a fondant) and a chocolate coating
a brownish gray

Origin
Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, probably alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolātl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix chocolate with water) + ātl water, liquidFirst Known Use: 1604

kowtow, litchee

fish sauce
First Known Use: circa 1690

sumo, sushi, tsunami

songs to which the user sings along and that records

the user's singing with the music; also : a form of entertainment involving the use of a karaoke machine

Origin
Japanese, from kara empty + ōke, short for ōkesutora orchestra
First Known Use: 1979

as notice to go to quarters
outdoor military exercise given

by troops as evening entertainment

Origin
alteration of earlier taptoo, from Dutch taptoe, from the phrase tap toe! taps shut!
First Known Use: circa 1627

English)

side and rounded on the other so that it soars

or curves in flight; especially : one designed to return near the thrower
an act or utterance that backfires on its originator

Origin
Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) bumarinʸ
First Known Use: 1825