THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF Foreign Words and Phrases SECOND EDITION THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF Foreign Words and Phrases SECOND EDITION M A R T I N H M A NS ER Asso c iate E ditors: D avid H Pic kering A lice Grandison The Facts On File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, Second Edition Copyright © 2008 by Martin H Manser All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher For information contact: Facts On File, Inc An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Manser, Martin H The Facts on File dictionary of foreign words and phrases / Martin H Manser ; associate editors: Alice Grandison and David H Pickering — 2nd ed / Martin H Manser ; associate editors: Alice Grandison and David H Pickering p cm — (Writers library) Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7035-0 (alk paper) English language—Foreign words and phrases—Dictionaries I Pickering, David, 1958– II Grandison, Alice III Facts on File, Inc IV Title V Title: Dictionary of foreign words and phrases PE1670.M26 2008 422'.403—dc22 2007029711 Facts on File Books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755 You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Visit the author’s website at http://www.martinmanser.com Text design adapted by Kerry Casey Printed in the United States of America VB BVC 10 This book is printed on acid-free paper and contains 30% post-consumer recycled content C o n t e n ts Preface to the New Edition vii Introduction ix Foreign Words and Phrases Index 445 Pr e f a c e t o t h e Ne w E d i t i o n The text of this second dictionary has been expanded to take into account the ongoing process of globalization Over 500 entries have been added, including expressions that have become more frequently used in contemporary English, such as retro and sudoku; more prefixes and suffixes, especially those that are currently very productive, such as eco- and -fest; terms relating to food, such as conchiglie, panini, and stollen; and terms relating to religions, such as Eid, Parousia, and Veda The opportunity has been also taken to delete certain entries that have become firmly and fully assimilated into English and to amend the very occasional error in the original edition Acknowledgments I wish to record my thanks to my daughter Hannah for her help in compiling the index, and to David Pickering and Alice Grandison for their excellent editorial work on the first and second editions respectively Martin H Manser vii In t r o d u c t i o n The American poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson described the English language as “the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven.” This dictionary has been compiled as an accessible guide to expressions that are derived from foreign languages Some such words and phrases have been fully assimilated into the language (igloo, bonanza); others are still thought of as foreign (de rigueur, magnum opus) Words and phrases that have become part of the English language cover a wide range of fields: entertainment (anime, flamenco, soirée), food and drink (blini, filo, goulash, latte, stollen), language and literature (litotes, portmanteau, Sturm und Drang), law (force majeure, tort, virgo intacta), music (allegro, nocturne, tabla), politics and economics (arbitrage, glasnost, laissez-faire, ombudsman), and religion and philosophy (chi, Corpus Christi, Diwali, Koran, Rosh Hashanah) Headwords Entries are arranged in strict alphabetical order Letter-by-letter alphabetical order is followed: fusilli futon fu yung Hyphens are ignored: faux amis faux-naïf faux pas ix INDEX poltergeist pralltriller pretzel prosit pumpernickel putsch putz quark rathskeller realpolitik Reich rollmop rösti rucksack sauerkraut schadenfreude schloss schmaltz schnapps schnell schnitzel schottische schuss schwarmerei Schweinhund sieg heil singspiel sitzkrieg spätlese spiel sprachgefühl Sprechgesang spritzer spritzig stalag stein stollen strudel Sturm und Drang torte überüber alles Übermensch U-boat umlaut Umwelt Untermensch verboten Verfremdungseffekt vorlage waldsterben Walpurgisnacht wanderjahr wanderlust Wehrmacht weltanschauung weltpolitik weltschmerz westpolitik wiener schnitzel wissenschaft wunderbar wunderkind wurst zeitgeist zollverein GREEK acme acrophobia acropolis Adonis aegis aeon agape agnostic agora agoraphobia alopecia alpha amazon amnesia anabasis analecta analgesia analysis anaphora anaphrodisiac anathema androgynous android anthrax anti antiantipodes antithesis aphasia aphrodisiac apnea apocrypha apologia apostrophe apotheosis arcadia Armageddon asphyxia asthma aura autoautomaton bathos beta bibliomania bioBoötes bouzouki bronchus bulimia calliope carcinoma Cassandra catachresis catalysis catastrophe catatonia catechesis catharsis catheter chaos charisma chiasmus chimera Chi-Rho coma coprolalia cosmos criterion delphic delta diaeresis diagnosis diaspora diastole diatribe diorama dogma draconian dramaturge ecoeidolon ellipsis Elysium emporium encomium enigma Enosis ephemera epithalamium epitome Eros erotica esophagus esoterica estrus ethos euphoria eureka euthanasia 455 INDEX exegesis exodus feta fi lo ganglion genesis glossolalia gnome gnomon gymnasium Hades halcyon hegemony helix hippodrome hoi polloi hosanna hubris Hydra hydrophobia hyperhyperbole hypochondriac hypostasis hypothesis icon iota -itis kairos kinesis kinetic kithara kleptomania koine kore kouros kudos Kyrie eleison labyrinth laconic larynx lemma 456 lexicon lexis litotes logos lotus lyceum macro magma mania manna marathon medusa mega megamegalomania megalopolis meiosis melancholia meniscus mentor messiah metamorphosis metastasis metathesis metropolis miasma micro micromimesis misogyny monomoron moussaka myopia mythos narcissism narcosis necrophilia necropolis necrosis nectar nemesis neoneon neurosis nostalgia nous nymphomania odeon odyssey Oedipus complex olympiad Olympian omega onomatopoeia ouzo oxymoron pachyderm paean palladium panpanacea pandemic pandemonium panegyric panorama pantheon papyrus paralysis paranoia paraphernalia parenthesis Parousia parthenogenesis pathos pedophilia pentathlon periperipeteia periphrasis phaeton phalanx phallus pharmacopoeia pharynx phenomenon -phile phobia -phobia phoenix phylum pi pita plectrum plethora polypraxis proprognosis prolegomenon prologue prophylactic proscenium prosthesis protean pseudo pseudopsoriasis psyche psychopyromania retsina rhadamanthine rhombus sarcoma sarcophagus satyr schema schizophrenia semiosis sepia sepsis sibyl sophomore sphinx stasis INDEX stela stereo stigma stoic strabismus stygian symbiosis symposium syncope synopsis synthesis systole taramasalata taverna technotelamon telekinesis telos terpsichorean tetragrammaton Theotokos thesis thespian thorax threnos tiara tmesis trauma triptych triskaidekaphobia utopia xenophobia zephyr zeugma zither HAUSA juju HAWAIIAN aloha hula kanaka poi ukulele HEBREW aliyah bar mitzvah bat mitzvah behemoth caballa cherub Elohim Haggadah halakah hallelujah Hanukkah kashrut kibbutz kibbutznik kiddush Knesset l’chaim leviathan menorah Methuselah minyan Purim rabbi Rosh Hashanah Sabbath sabra Sanhedrin Satan Seder seraph shalom shekel Shema Sheol shibboleth shofar Sukkoth tallith Talmud Torah Yahweh yeshiva YHWH Yom Kippur HINDI achkan Adi Granth babu bandanna basmati begum bhaji bhindi bungalow calico chapati chintz chutney coolie cummerbund cushy dacoit dal dekko dhoti dinghy Diwali dumdum dungarees durbar ganja gharry ghat ghee guru gymkhana Hare Krishna Holi jodhpurs juggernaut kedgeree maharaja maharani memsahib nan pakora paratha pukka pundit raita raj raja rani sahib sarangi sari swami tabla tandoori tika topee veranda wallah zenana HUNGARIAN goulash hussar paprika shako tzigane ICELANDIC geyser INUIT husky igloo kayak 457 INDEX ITALIAN a cappella accelerando adagio aggiornamento al dente al fi ne alfresco alla breve allegretto allegro al segno alto amaretto amoretto Americano amoroso andante andantino animato antipasto appassionato appoggiatura aquatint arborio archipelago aria arpeggio arrivederci arsenal arugula a tempo autostrada avanti bagnio ballerina bambino basso profundo bel canto belladonna belvedere ben trovato 458 bimbo biretta bordello bravo bravura brio bruschetta buon appetito cacciatore cadenza calabrese calamari calzone camorra campanile cannellini cannelloni cantabile cantatrice canto capo caponata cappuccino capriccio carabiniere carbonara carpaccio casa Casanova casino castrato catafalque cavatina che sarà sarà chiaroscuro ciabatta ciao cicerone cicisbeo cinquecento coda cognoscente col legno coloratura commedia dell’arte amore brio concerto concerto grosso conchiglie condottiere espressione confetti moto spirito contralto contrapposto conversazione Cosa Nostra crescendo crostini cupola da capo dado dal segno decrescendo del credere dilettante diminuendo ditto diva divertimento dolce dolce vita doloroso duce duomo espressivo espresso extravaganza falsetto fantasia farfalle fata morgana felucca fettucine fiasco fi nale forte fortissimo franco frappuccino Fraticelli fresco funicular furioso furore fusilli gala galleria gambit generalissimo gesso ghetto giocoso giro glissando gnocchi gondola graffiti grandioso gran turismo grappa grazioso grissini grotto gusto illuminati imbroglio impasto impresario inamorato incognito inferno influenza in petto INDEX intaglio intermezzo internuncio irredenta karezza lamentoso larghetto largo lasagne latte lava lazaretto legato lento libretto lido lingua franca linguine literati loggia lollo rosso macaroni macchiato Madonna madrigal maestoso maestro mafia mafioso magnifico majolica malaria mamma mia mandolin manifesto ma non troppo marina mascarpone medico meno mezza voce mezzo forte mezzo piano mezzo-soprano minestrone moderato mohair molto monsignor mortadella mozzarella myriad mysterioso niente non troppo novella numero uno nuncio obbligato ocarina omertà opera opera buffa opera seria operetta oratorio ossia osso bucco ostinato ottava ottava rima ottocento padre padrone paisan palazzo pancetta panini pannacotta papabile paparazzo parmigiana partita passacaglia pastorale patina pecorino penne pergola pesto pianissimo piano piazza piccolo pietà Pittura Metafisica più pizzeria pizzicato poco poco a poco polenta politico porcini portamento portfolio portico prestissimo presto prima ballerina prima donna primavera propaganda prosciutto provolone putto quarto quattrocento rallentando rapido ravioli recitativo regatta relievo religioso ricotta rigatoni rinforzando risorgimento risotto ritardando ritenuto ritornello riviera rondo salami sambuca scagliola scenario scherzando scherzo segno segue seicento semplice sempre senza seraglio settecento sforzando sfumato sgraffito signor signora signorina simpatico sinfonia sinfonia concertante sinfonietta sirocco smorzando solfeggio sonata sonatina soprano sordino sostenuto 459 INDEX sotto voce spaghetti spiritoso spumante staccato stanza stiletto stretto stromboli stucco subito svelte tagliatelle tanto tarantella tempera tempo terracotta terrazzo terza rima timpani tiramisu toccata tombola tortellini trattoria trecento tremolo trio troppo tufa tutti uomo universale vaporetto veloce vendetta verismo vermicelli vibrato vino virtu virtuoso 460 vista viva vivace zabaglione zucchini JAPANESE adzuki aikido akita anime banzai bento bonsai budo bushido dan dojo fugu futon geisha go haiku hara-kiri hibachi honcho ikebana judo ju-jitsu kabuki kakemono kamikaze kana kanji karaoke karate karoshi katakana kendo kimono koan kyogen kyu makimono manga mikado netsuke ninja nisei No nori nunchaku obi omusubi onigiri origami raku reiki ricksha ronin sake samisen samurai san sashimi sayonara seppuku shiatsu shogun sudoku sukiyaki sumo sushi Tamagotchi tamari tanka tatami tofu tsunami tycoon ukiyo-e wasabi yakuza Zen JAVANESE batik gamelan KHOIKHOI gnu KISWAHILI bwana safari KOREAN tae kwon LATIN abacus ab initio ab origine aborigine ab ovo ab urbe condita academia acanthus actus Dei actus reus acumen ad absurdum ad astra per ardua addendum adeste, fideles ad eundem ad extremum ad fi nem ad hoc ad hominem ad idem ad infi nitum ad initium ad interim ad lib ad litem ad litteram INDEX ad locum ad majorem Dei gloriam ad nauseam ad personam ad referendum ad rem ad valorem ad verbum ad vivum advocatus diaboli aegrotat affidavit afflatus a fortiori Agnus Dei alea jacta est alias alibi alma mater aloe vera alter ego alumnus amanuensis ambrosia amicus curiae amoeba amor patriae amor vincit omnia amphora -ana anemia anesthesia angelus angina pectoris Anglomania Anglophilia Anglophobia anima anima mundi animus anno Domini anno hegirae anno regni annus horribilis annus mirabilis anonymous anorexia anorexia nervosa ante antebellum ante Christum ante diem ante meridiem ante mortem antenna ante-partum ante rem apex a posteriori apparatus criticus appendix a priori aqua aqua fortis aqua regia aquarium Aquarius aqua vitae arabica arbiter arbiter elegantiae arboretum arcana argumentum ad hominem argumentum ex silentio Aries ars gratia artis ars longa, vita brevis asylum atrium audio auditor auditorium aurora aurora australis aurora borealis auspices ave ave atque vale ave Maria bacchanalia bacillus bacterium ballista basilica Benedictus bene esse bibiceps bona fide bona fides brutum fulmen bubo bursa cadaver caduceus caesura calyx camera lucida camera obscura campus Cancer candelabrum Canis Major Canis Minor cantata cantor Capricorn caries caritas carpe diem casus belli causa sine qua non caveat caveat emptor cave canem census cerebellum cerebrum certiorari cervix cetera desunt ceteris paribus chrysalis ciborium cicatrice circa cocodex cogito, ergo sum cognomen coitus coitus interruptus collecteana collegium colloquium colophon colossus colostrum commissariat compendium compos mentis condominium confer consensus consortium consul contagion continuum contra contra mundum coram cornea 461 INDEX cornucopia corona Corpus Christi corpus delicti corrigendum cranium credo crux cui bono culpa cum cum laude curia curriculum curriculum vitae cursor damnosa hereditas damnum data de bene esse decorum de facto de fide de gustibus non est disputandum Dei gratia de jure delineavit delirium delirium tremens dementia de mortuis nil nisi bonum de novo Deo gratias Deo volente de profundis desideratum detritus deus ex machina Deus vobiscum dictum 462 dies irae dies non dilemma diploma dipsomania disjecta membra dixit dominatrix Dominus vobiscum dramatis personae dulce et decorum est duplex Ecce Agnus Dei ecce homo ecce signum editio princeps effluvium ego embolus emeritus eo nomine e pluribus unum ergo errare humanum est erratum esse et alibi et alii et cetera et sequens et tu, Brute? ex ex aequo ex animo ex ante ex cathedra excelsior excerpta excreta ex curia excursus ex delicto exeat exemplar exempli gratia exemplum exeunt exeunt omnes ex facie ex gratia ex hypothesi exit ex libris ex nihilo ex officio exordium exotica ex parte ex pede Herculem ex post ex post facto ex professo ex proprio motu ex silentio extempore extra muros extra vires ex-voto facetiae facile princeps facsimile facta non verba factotum farrago fascia fauna fecit felix culpa ferae naturae festina lente fetus fiat fiat justicia fiat lux fibula Fidei Defensor fieri facias fi lioque fi lius populi fi nis flagellum flora floreat floruit fons et origo forum fulcrum fungus gaudeamus igitur Gemini genius genius loci genus glaucoma Gloria in Excelsis Gloria Patri gradatim gratis gravamen gravida gravitas habeas corpus habendum habitat hac lege hamartia herculean hernia herpes hiatus hic et ubique hic iacet hic sepultus INDEX hoc anno hoc loco hoc monumentum posuit hoc tempore hoc titulo homo Homo sapiens homo sui juris homunculus honorarium honoris causa humanum est errare humerus ibidem id idem idem quod idem sonans id est ignis fatuus ignoramus ignorantia juris neminem excusat IHS imago imago Dei impedimenta impetigo impetus imprimatur imprimis in absentia in abstracto in articulo mortis in camera incipit in concreto in corpore incubus incunabulum in curia indecorum Index Librorum Prohibitorium inertia in esse in excelsis in extenso in extremis in facie curiae in facto in flagrante delicto infra infra dig in infi nitum in jure in loco in loco citato in loco parentis in medias res in memoriam in nomine innuendo in ovo in parvo in perpetuum in personam in posse in principio in propria persona in re in rem in rerum natura INRI in saecula saeculorum in se insignia in situ insomnia instanter in statu quo in tandem interinter alia inter alios interim inter nos inter partes interregnum inter se inter vivos in toto intra muros in transit intra vires in utero in vacuo invenit invenit et delineavit in vino veritas in vitro in vivo ipse dixit ipso facto janitor jubilate jura in re jure divino jure humano jure mariti jure uxoris jus canonicum jus civile jus cogens jus divinum jus gentium jus mariti jus naturae jus primae noctis jus sanguinis jus soli juvenilia labarum laborare est orare lacrimae rerum lacuna lamia lamina lapis lazuli lapsus lapsus calami lapsus linguae lapsus memoriae larva latex latria laudator temporis acti laureate laus Deo lavabo lector Leo lex lex aeterna lex loci lex talionis libido Libra licit limbo literatim litterae humaniores locum tenens locus locus classicus locus standi loquitur lucus a non lucendo ludicrous ludo 463 INDEX lumbago lupus lusus naturae macula magna cum laude Magnificat magnum magnum opus magus mala fide mala fides mammon mandamus manet mare mare clausum mare liberum marginalia mater materfamilias materia medica matrix mausoleum maxima cum laude maximum mea culpa meconium media medium membrum virile memento memento mori memorabilia memorandum menses mens rea mens sana in corpore sano meum et tuum miles gloriosus militia millennium 464 minimum minutia mirabile dictu miscellanea miserere misericordia modicum modulus modus modus operandi modus vivendi momentum mons pubis mons veneris moratorium mores morituri te salutant motu propriu mucus multimultum in parvo mutatis mutandis natura abhorret vacuo natura naturans nausea nebula nemine contradicente ne plus ultra nevus nexus nihil ad rem nihil obstat nil desperandum nimbus nisi nolens volens noli me tangere nolle prosequi nolo contendere nomen nomen dubium nomen nudum non compos mentis nondescript non licet non placet nonplus non sequitur nostrum nota bene notabilia nova nucleus nulli secundus nunc dimittis obiit obiit sine prole obiter obiter dictum obscurum per obscurius odium olim -ology omnia ad Majorem Dei Gloriam omnibus onus opere citato opprobrium optimum opus opus Dei organum o tempora! o mores! ovum pace panem et circenses par pari passu partim passim patella pater paterfamilias paternoster pax pax Romana pax vobiscum peccavi pendulum penetralia per per annum per ardua ad astra per capita percent per contra per curiam per diem per incuriam per mensem perpetuum mobile per procurationem per quod per se persona persona grata persona non grata per stirpes -phobia pinetum pinxit Pisces piscine placebo placenta placet plasma plaudit plebs pleno jure INDEX plenum podium pons asinorum Ponti fex Maximus posse postpost bellum post coitum post factum post hoc posthumous post meridiem postmortem post partum postscriptum praecognitum praenomen praetorium preprecentor prima facie primigravida primogenitor primum mobile primus inter pares pro propro bono publico proconsul pro forma progenitor pro rata prospectus pro tempore proviso proximo pruritus pudendum puerperium pupa pyrexia pyrrhic qua Quadragesima quaere quantum quantum meruit quantum sufficit quasi quasiquidnunc quid pro quo quieta non movere quietus quis custodiet ipsos custodes? quoad quod erat demonstrandum quod erat faciendum quodlibet quod vide quo jure quondam quorum quota quo vadis radius rara avis ratio decidendi rationale re rebus recto rector redivivus reductio ad absurdum reductio ad impossibile referendum regalia regimen regina regius regnum reliquiae remanet requiem requiescat requiescat in pace res cogitans res gestae residuum res ipsa loquitur res judicata res non verba res publica restitutio in integram resurgam retina rex rictus rigor mortis rostrum rotunda rubella Rubicon rubric rus in urbe saeva indignatio Sagittarius saliva Salve Regina sal volatile sanatorium sanctum sanctum sanctorum sartor resartus saturnalia schola cantorum scilicet scintilla scire facias Scorpio scriptorium sculpsit sebum sedilia semisemper fidelis senatus populusque Romanus sensu stricto sententia Septuagint septum sequestrator sequitur seriatim serum sesquipedalia sic sic passim sic semper tyrannis sic transit gloria mundi simile similiter sine sine anno sine causa sine die sine prole sine qua non si vis pacem, para bellum solarium specie spectrum speculum sputum 465 INDEX Stabat Mater Dolorosa status status quo stet stimulus stipendium stirps stratum stupor stylus subsub judice subpoena sub rosa sub specie aeternitatis substratum sub voce succubus sui generis sui juris summa cum laude summum bonum supersuppressio veri supra sursum corda susurrus suum cuique tabula rasa tacet tacit taedium vitae Taurus Te Deum tempore tempus fugit tenet terminus terminus ad quem 466 terminus ante quem terminus a quo terminus post quem terra alba terra fi rma terra incognita terra nova tertium quid tessera testator testatrix testimonium tetanus theatrum mundi thesaurus tibia tinnitus toga torus toties quoties toto caelo transtritriforium triumvir trivia tumulus tu quoque tyro uberrima fides ubi sunt ubi supra ulterior ultima ratio ultima Thule ultimatum ultimo ultra ultraultra vires umbilicus umbra uniurbi et orbi urbs Ursa Major Ursa Minor ut dictum uterus ut infra ut supra vacuum vade in pace vade mecum vae victis vale Vanitas vanitas vanitatum varia lectio variorum veni, vidi, vici venire facias Venus vera causa verbatim verbatim et litteratim verbum sapienti verso versus verbebra vertex vertigo vesica piscis vestigium veto vexata quaestio vexillum via Via Dolorosa via media viaticum vice versa victor ludorum vide vide ante vide infra videlicet video vide supra vi et armis villa vim virago Virgo virgo intacta virus vis visa viscera vis viva vivarium vivat viva voce vixit volens volente Deo vomitorium vortex vox populi vox populi, vox Dei LOUISIANA CREOLE voodoo MALAGASY raffia MALAY amok caddy gong gutta-percha INDEX kris paddy sarong satay PANJABI bhangra tikka MAORI haka kai kia-ora kiwi PERSIAN Avesta ayatollah baksheesh bazaar caravanserai hafiz houri mogul salwar kameez samosa shah MONGOLIAN Dalai Lama POLISH mazurka NARRAGANSETT papoose powwow succotash PORTUGUESE albino auto-da-fé bossa nova capoeira fado favela infanta infante junta lascar mangrove maraca nabob padre pagoda piripiri samba senhor senhora senhorita typhoon MALDIVIAN atoll MANDINGO mumbo jumbo NEPALESE Gurkha kukri NORWEGIAN fjord kraken krill quisling slalom OLD NORSE berserk saga skald troll Valhalla vindaloo vinho verde RUSSIAN agitprop apparatchik babushka balaclava balalaika blini Bolshevik borscht boyar cosmonaut cossack czar duma glasnost gulag intelligentsia karakul knout kolkhoz kremlin kulak kvass mammoth mir muzhik -nik perestroika pogrom politburo presidium samizdat samovar shaman shashlik soviet sovkhoz sputnik steppe taiga tokamak troika tundra vodka yurt SALISHAN chinook SANSKRIT ahimsa ashram atman avatar Ayurveda Brahman Brahmin chakra deva dharma hatha yoga kama Kama Sutra karma maharishi mahatma mandala mantra mela nirvana om om mani padme hum raga sadhu satyagraha siddha stupa suttee swastika tantra 467 INDEX tilak Veda yantra yoga yogi yoni SINHALESE beri-beri SPANISH adios adobe aficionado alcazar alligator alpaca amigo amontillado armada arroyo barrio bodega bolas bolero bonanza bongo bravado bronco buckaroo buenas noches -burrito burro caballero cabana cafeteria caldera camarilla campesino cantina canyon casa 468 cascara caudillo cedilla ceviche cha-cha chaparajos chaparral Chicano chili chili carne chinos chorizo cigarillo cilantro cojones compadre conquistador cordillera corral corrida coyote Cuba libre cuesta desaparecido descanso dinero domino don Don Juan duenna El Dorado El Niño embarcadero embargo enchilada escabeche fajita fandango fiesta fi nca fi no flamenco flotilla frijoles refritos galleon garbanzo gaucho gazpacho gracias gracioso grandee gringo guacamole guano guapacha guerrilla habanera hacienda hasta la vista hasta luego hasta mañana hidalgo hombre incommunicado infanta infante -ista jalapeño jojoba junta lariat lasso llano loco machete machismo macho majordomo mambo mañana manchego mano a mano mantilla mariachi marijuana marina mascara matador medico mesa mestizo mi casa es su casa milonga montera muchacho mulatto mustachio nacho nada olé olla podrida oloroso oregano pachuco pacifico padre paella paisano palomino pampas panatela paso doble patatas bravas patio peccadillo peyote piña colada piñata pinto plaza politico poncho por favor posada INDEX pronto pueblo puma quién sabe ranchero rio rodeo rumba salsa sangria Santeria sarsaparilla sassafras savanna senor senora senorita serape sierra siesta silo simpatico sombrero supremo taco tamale tango tapas tequila tilde tomatillo toreador tortilla tostada vamoose vaquero vaya Dios veleta vigilante vino viva SWEDISH fartlek gravlax ombudsman rutabaga smorgasbord TAGALOG boondocks ylang-ylang TAHITIAN mai tai TAMIL catamaran curry kabaddi pariah poppadam TIBETAN lama sherpa yeti TONGAN taboo TSWANA tsetse TURKISH aga baklava bey bulgur caftan dervish divan dolma doner kebab effendi fez harem janissary khan kiosk kismet meze minaret mullah odalisque pasha pilaf raki sherbet shish kebab URDU balti biriyani burka chador garam masala howdah khaki kofta korma purdah rogan josh salwar kameez samosa sepoy VIETNAMESE nuoc mam WELSH cromlech cwm eisteddfod WEST AFRICAN dashiki YIDDISH bagel chutzpah dreck dybbuk gefi lte golem goy kibitzer klutz kosher kvetch matzo maven mazel tov mazuma mensch nebbish oy vay pastrami schlemiel schlepp schlock schmooze schmuck schnorrer schnozzle shegetz shemozzle shiksa shmatte shtetl shtick shtoom shul yarmulke yenta zaftig 469 [...]... Index The index at the back of the book lists the main headwords of words and phrases in alphabetical order of the source language xvi Introduction Conclusion We hope that users of this book will find it to be not only an informative work of reference but also a fascinating guide for anyone who enjoys delving into the treasure trove of English words Martin H Manser Alice Grandison David H Pickering xvii... behalf the letter is signed This incorrect sequence is so well-established that the correct usage could lead to misunderstanding (Bloomsbury GoodWord Guide, edited by Martin H Manser.) Occasionally words and phrases are described as slang or informal as appropriate: cojones (kbhoniz) spanish [from cojún testicle] plural noun (slang) balls, guts, courage cushy (kuushee) hindi [from khush pleasant] adjective... woman, from femme woman and seule alone] noun phrase Eponymous words include the name (with birth and death dates) that they are derived from: jacquard (zhakard) french [after Joseph-Marie Jacquard (17521834), inventor of the Jacquard loom] noun a piece of fabric woven on a Jacquard loom, or the loom on which such material is made Toponymous words include the place-name that they are derived from: faience... japanese [belt] noun a sash worn round the waist as part of traditional Japanese dress siesta (seeestb) spanish [from Latin sexta hora sixth hour, noon] noun a midday or afternoon nap or short rest Words that function as plural nouns in English are shown thus: facetiae (fbseeshii) latin [plural of facetia a jest, witticism] plural noun witticisms or short, typically pornographic, stories Where... french [festival] noun a festival, fair, or party: Will you be at Madame Rolandakys fete? asked Anna, to change the conversation (Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, 187377) ~verb to celebrate or pay honor to Headwords that consist of more than one word in English are given the part of speech .phrase: jolie laide (zholee layd) french [pretty ugly] noun phrase a woman who is deemed sexually attractive despite... a lions body septum (septbm) latin [from sepire to enclose] noun (plural septa, septb) (in anatomy) a partition that separates two chambers Definitions The English meaning of the word or phrase of foreign origin is given: kaffeeklatsch (kafeeklach, kafiklach) german [coffee gossip] noun informal conversation over cups of coffee, or a meeting at which such conversation takes place In some cases,... included in the definition: jaccuse (zhakooz) french [I accuse] noun phrase an allegation or charge, typically against official injustice (in imitation of ẫmile Zolas famous article beginning with the words Jaccuse published in the newspaper LAurore on January 13, 1898, and relating to the Dreyfus affair, alleging that a Jewish army officer convicted of treason had been wrongly condemned by the French... (floogblhorn) german fons et origo (fonz et origo) latin Where a word or phrase has more than one pronunciation, these are given, separated by a comma: fondant (fondon(g), fondbnt) french In Latin words, pronunciation of the letter v has been shown as v: vexillum (veksilbm) latin It should be noted, however, that some Latin scholars prefer the alternative pronunciation w, as in (weksilbm) The...INTRODUCTION Accents are included in the headword if that is how the word is usually rendered in English: cafộ coup dộtat piự Words with the same spelling but with different etymologies are shown as separate entries: forte1 (fortay, fortay) french [ fort strong] noun a persons speciality or strong point forte2 (fortay, fortay)... noun phrase the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ; can also refer to the Christian symbol of the lamb and flag, representing Christ, or to a musical setting of a Christian prayer for peace beginning with these words that forms a part of the Mass See ecce agnus dei agog (bgog) french [en gogues in mirth] adjective eager, enthusiastic, excited: They found the stone house agog with excitement (Lucy Maud 9 agora ...THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF Foreign Words and Phrases SECOND EDITION THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF Foreign Words and Phrases SECOND EDITION M A R T I N H M A NS ER Asso... paper) English languageForeign words and phrasesDictionaries I Pickering, David, 1958 II Grandison, Alice III Facts on File, Inc IV Title V Title: Dictionary of foreign words and phrases PE1670.M26... from foreign languages Some such words and phrases have been fully assimilated into the language (igloo, bonanza); others are still thought of as foreign (de rigueur, magnum opus) Words and phrases