Imported to English in the 18th century, “a talk between tribespeople and traders” (above), from Portuguese palavra, “word”. Amalia Sabonchian says: “I’m an Aussie, never heard it ...

While many people think that they speak English just like native speakers owing to how long they have been practising, sometimes it is far from true! Here we mention 10 words that will make you ...

The 10 hardest English words to pronounce, according to Reddit. By Tyler vendetti. April 15, 2015. By Tyler vendetti. April 15, 2015.

Just as some English people like to toss the odd French phrase into conversation to give themselves a certain je ne sais quoi, so the French are quite fond of an English word or two. Here are some ...

There are more than 200,000 words in the English language — words drawn from Germanic roots, from Latin and Greek, and in lesser quantities from more than 350 other tongues. And more words get ...

Luckily, sometimes it’s just a failure of one language, not of all of them: These handy 10 words… Menu. 10 Foreign Words We Wish We Had in English. Culture. By Shivani Ishwar.

This is really an Indian English word, rather than an English word of Indian origin, but I like it. 6. Pukka: genuine, respectable. Hindi pakka, “cooked, ripe, substantial”.