The English Language

Words Borrowed from Basque

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Basque is a language spoken in Northern Spain and South West France. It is unrelated to any other language in the world.


Word Meaning Notes
anchovy dried fish  
bizarre beard  
Jai Alai   A European ball game.
jingo god Used in "jingoism".

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