Borrowings into English
The Americas
(1) Algonquian, including Abnaki, Cree, Micmac, Ojibway, Narragansett, Shawnee: caucus, chipmunk, hickory, manitou, moccasin, moose, muskrat, opossum, papoose, pecan, pemmican, persimmon, pow-wow, rac(c)oon, skunk, squash, squaw, succotash, toboggan, tomahawk, wampum, wapiti, wigwam, woodchuck. (2) Aleut and Inuit: anorak, igloo, kayak, parka. (3) Araucanian through Spanish: coypu, poncho. (4) Arawakan, especially through Spanish: barbecue, cacique, hammock, iguana, potato, tobacco, savanna(h). (5) Carib, especially through Spanish: cannibal, canoe, hurricane, macaw, maize, manatee, papaya/pa(w)paw, peccary, tomalley, yucca. (6) Creek: catalpa, tupelo. (7) Nahuatl through Spanish: avocado, axolotl, cacao/cocoa, chil(l)i, chocolate, coyote, mescal, ocelot, peyote, teocalli, tomato. (8) Quechua through Spanish: alpaca, charqui/jerky, coca(ine), condor, guanaco, guano, llama, pampas, puma, quinine, vicuna. (9) Tupi-Guaraní through French, Portuguese, Spanish: buccaneer, cashew, cayenne, cougar, ipecac(uanha), jaguar, manioc, petunia, tapioca, tapir, toucan.
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