FAST-US-1 Intro to American English Reference File
Loan Word Examples in American English (#1)


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Native American Influence

Trees, Plants, Fruits
  • hickory (neutral)
  • pecan (Southern regional)
  • squash
Foods
  • hominy (Southern regional)
  • pemmican
  • succotash (neutral)
Animals (all neutral)
  • moose
  • raccoon
  • terrapin
  • woodchuck
Political
  • caucus
  • Tammany (New York City ...)
Native American Culture
  • potlatch
  • powwow
  • totem
  • squaw, papoose
  • moccasin
  • hogan, igloo, teepee, wigwam


Dutch Influence

Foods
  • cole slaw, pot cheese
  • cookie, waffle
Social Classification
  • boss (cf Black English, or Southern)
  • patroon (cf 'quadroon', 'octoroon')
  • Yankee ('Jan Kees', trad. Dutch fool)

Spanish Influence

Plants and Animals
  • marijuana
  • yucca
  • armadillo
  • bronco
  • cockroach
  • coyote
  • vinegarroon
Food and Drink
  • chile con carne
  • enchilada, taco, tamale
  • jerky (jerked meat)
Toponymics
  • arroyo, canyon
  • mesa, sierra
  • key
Race & Nationality
  • coon
  • creole
  • dago
  • mulatto
  • octoroon, quadroom
  • pickaninny
Buildings
  • adobe, pueblo
  • cafeteria
  • patio, plaza
Miscellaneous
  • fiesta
  • filibuster
  • hoosegow
  • ranch
  • rumba
  • stevedore
  • tornado

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Last Updated 07 May 2010