French Influence
Foods
- chowder
- jambalaya
- (pie) a la mode
Toponymics
- bayou
- butte
- levee
- prairie
- rapids
Exploration & Travel
- bateau, toboggan
- cache, portage
Other
- apache (Indian)
- Cajun, Canuck
- lacrosse (Indian)
- lagniappe, picayune (New Orleans)
- sashay (frontier, folk-dance)
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German Influence
Foods
- delicatessen
- frankfurter, hamburger
- noodle, pretzel
- pumpernickel
- sauerkraut
- stollen
Educational
- festschrift
- semester
- seminar
- kindergarten
Miscellaneous
- Christmas tree
- cookbook
- fresh (impudent)
- hex (both noun and verb)
- nix, phooey
- pinochle
- turnverein, Turner(s)
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