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Give at least 20 examples of borrowed words and their meaning?

20 Examples of Borrowed Words and Their Meanings:

1. Al Fresco (Italian) - Outdoors, in the open air.

2. Bonanza (Spanish) - A large amount of something good or valuable.

3. Café (French) - A coffee shop or restaurant.

4. Ciao (Italian) - Hello or goodbye.

5. Cliché (French) - A phrase or idea that has been overused and is no longer original.

6. Coiffure (French) - A hairstyle.

7. Déjà Vu (French) - The feeling of having already experienced something that is happening for the first time.

8. Embargo (Spanish) - An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

9. Faux Pas (French) - A social blunder or mistake.

10. Fiesta (Spanish) - A celebration, especially a religious one.

11. Guru (Sanskrit) - A spiritual teacher or leader.

12. Hakuna Matata (Swahili) - No worries.

13. Jiu-Jitsu (Japanese) - A Japanese martial art.

14. Kitsch (German) - Art or objects that are considered to be in bad taste but are popular.

15. Lullaby (French) - A soothing song sung to a child to help them sleep.

16. Maestro (Italian) - A great artist, especially a musician.

17. Namaste (Sanskrit) - A greeting used in Hinduism and Buddhism, meaning "I bow to you."

18. Pizza (Italian) - A type of savory dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flattened base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as anchovies, mushrooms, onions, olives, pineapple, meat, etc.), which is then baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven.

19. Sushi (Japanese) - A Japanese dish of vinegared rice combined with seafood, vegetables, or other ingredients.

20. Zeitgeist (German) - The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history.

This is just a small sample of the many borrowed words that are used in the English language. Borrowing words from other languages is a natural process that helps to enrich and expand a language.

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