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11 English Words That Originated in Asia


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What are the eleven words, pls, who can tell me?

 

 

There are MANY different stories about where each of these words MAY have come from, although most of the ones I checked up on include the stories these guys gave as possible origins.

 

Honcho, I would have thought came from Spanish - apparently not.

 

The words are brainwashing, chop chop, gung ho, ketchup, tea, tycoon, typhoon, tofu, honcho, karaoke, and futon.

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