Where does the word 'glitch' come from? What does it mean?
Yiddish
a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should:
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Where does the word 'typhoon' come from? How do you pronounce it?
What does it mean?
China
/taษชหfuหn/
a violent wind that has a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean
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Where does the word 'siesta' come from?
What is the difference between a siesta and a nap?
Spanish
nap: to sleep for a short time
siesta: a rest or sleep taken after lunch, usually longer than naps( especially in hot countries)
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Where does the word 'En route' come from? How do you pronounce it? What does it mean?
France, /หษn หruหt/, on the way; while travelling from/to a particular place
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Where does the word 'ballet' come from?
How do you pronounce it?
France
/หbรฆl.eษช/
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Where does the word 'touchรฉ' come from? How do you pronounce it? What does it mean?
France, /หtuหสeษช/, used during an argument or a discussion to show that you accept that somebody has answered your comment in a clever way and has gained an adv
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Where does the word 'Kindergarten' come from?
How do you pronounce it?
Germany
/หkษชn.dษหษกษห.tษn/
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Where does the word 'entrepreneur' come from?
How do you pronounce it?
France
/หษn.trษ.prษหnษหr/
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Where does the word 'chaperone' come from? How do you pronounce it? What does it mean?
France, /หสรฆpษrษสn/, a person who takes care of children in public, especially when they are working, for example as actors
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Where does the word 'Zeitgeist' come from? How do you pronounce it? What does it mean?
Germany /หzaษชtษกaษชst/ the general mood or quality of a particular period of history, as shown by the ideas, beliefs, etc. common at the time
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Where does the word 'gist' come from? How do you pronounce it? What does it mean?
France, /dสษชst/, the main or general meaning of a piece of writing, a speech or a conversation
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Where does the word 'rucksack' come from?
What does it mean?
Germany
Backpack
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Where does the word 'waltz' come from?
How do you pronounce it?
