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Here are some English words that can be found in the old Gaelic language. They are; burn, knock, loch, caddie, cairn, swap, whiskey, slug, smashing, clan, bard, bog, brat, brisk, galore, keen, pet, gab, brisk, dun, pony, leprechaun, down, and twig. Some of these words may have origins farther back then the Gaelic language. For a more extensive list to go to; http://www.gaelic.ca/language/words.htm
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∙ 14y agoCommon Words with Spanish Origins
Alligator: el lagarto, the lizardBooby: bobo, silly or selfish, from the Latin for stammering, balbus
Bronco: meaning wild or rough
Cafeteria: cafeterÃa, a coffee shop
Cargo: cargar, to load
Cigar, Cigarette: cigarro
Comrade: camarada, old Spanish for barracks company or roommate
Guerrilla: a small raiding party or fighting force
Hoosegow: from juzgado, a tribunal or courtroom, past participle of juzgar, to judge
Mustang: mestengo or mesteño, a stray animal
Patio: courtyard in Spanish
Peccadillo: a form of pecado, to sin
Renegade: renegado, deserter or outlaw
Savvy: saber, to know
Tornado: tornar, to turn, tronada, thunderstorm
Vamoose: vamos, let's go
there is also ranch, renegade, mosquito...easy enough to find this list with a search on the 'net
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∙ 9y agoErse is another word for Gaelic.
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