The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Author: Mary Varchaver

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2007-08-15

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0470249412

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"Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser's Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as: Latin (desideratum) * the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) * German (gestalt) * Russian (gulag) * Hebrew (shibboleth) * Yiddish (shtick) * Persian (tambura) * Hindi (purdah) * Arabic (loofah) * Hawaiian (kanaka) * Creole French (zydeco) * and Japanese (netsuke) In addition, each entry provides: * A guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English * Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions * The word's source language, as well as its literal meaning The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.

A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English
A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English

Author: Alan Joseph Bliss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 9780710095213

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More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.

Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Author: Maxim Newmark, Ph.D

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1950-01-15

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1442234016

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Compiled from English sources and containing foreign words, phrases, mottos, proverbs, place names, titles, allusions and abbreviations from the Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Hebrew and other foreign languages, together with English equivalents and definitions and a supplement in Greek orthography

A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Author: A J Bliss

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2023-01-03

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 1504082605

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A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.