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typhoon, admiral, orange (Arabic)
59 words from the Arabic (via Old French and Medieval Latin into English) family. Predominantly nouns. Representative words: typhoon, admiral, orange, kismet, cafeteria.
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coffeenounA hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds of a...alcoholnounA colourless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by...numbernounA mathematical abstraction representing quantity or...PersiannounThe Western Iranian language spoken in Iran (where it is...alchemynounThe medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the...averagenounA number expressing the central or typical value in a set...chemistrynounThe branch of science concerned with the composition,...admiralnounA high-ranking commander in a navy, typically ranking above...albatrossnounA very large seabird; a source of frustration or guilt that...alcovenounA recess in the wall of a room, or a small section of a...algebranounThe branch of mathematics in which letters and symbols are...almanacnounAn annual publication containing a calendar, astronomical...amalgamnounA mixture or blend of different things; an alloy of mercury...ambernounA hard, translucent, yellowish-brown fossilized tree resin,...apricotnounA small, orange-yellow stone fruit (Prunus armeniaca) whose...arsenalnounA facility for the manufacture and storage of weapons and...assassinnounA person who murders an important person for political or...azimuthnounThe angular direction of a celestial body or point on the...azureadjectiveBright blue in colour, like a cloudless sky.banananounA long curved fruit with soft pulpy flesh and yellow skin...cafeterianounA restaurant or dining room where customers serve...calibernounThe internal diameter of a gun barrel or cylindrical tube,...candynounA sweet confection made with sugar or syrup, often combined...checkmatenounA position in chess in which a player's king is directly...chessnounA strategic board game for two players, originating in...ciphernounA secret or disguised way of writing; a code; the...cottonnounA soft, white fibrous substance surrounding the seeds of...crimsonnounA rich deep red colour inclining to purple.elixirnounA magical or medicinal potion believed to cure all ills or...gazellenounA small, slender antelope native to Africa and Asia, known...giraffenounA tall African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) of...guitarnounA stringed musical instrument with a fretted fingerboard,...haremnounThe separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives,...jarnounA wide-mouthed cylindrical container, typically of glass or...kismetnounDestiny or fate, especially as determined by a higher power.lemonnounA yellow ovoid citrus fruit (Citrus limon) with acidic...lilacnounA flowering shrub of the genus Syringa bearing fragrant...mafianounA hierarchical criminal organization, originally the...magazinenounA periodical publication containing articles, stories, and...mattressnounA large rectangular pad filled with resilient materials,...minaretnounA tall, slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the...monsoonnounA seasonal reversing wind system of the Indian Ocean and...mosquenounA Muslim place of worship.muslinnounA lightweight, loosely woven cotton fabric, originally of...nadirnounThe point on the celestial sphere directly below an...orangenounA round citrus fruit with a tough bright reddish-yellow...safarinounAn expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural...saffronnounA deep-yellow spice consisting of the dried stigmas of...sherbetnounA frozen dessert made from fruit juice, sugar, and water,...sofanounA long, upholstered seat with a back and arms, designed for...spinachnounA fast-growing annual plant (Spinacia oleracea) native to...sugarnounA sweet crystalline carbohydrate obtained chiefly from...sultannounA Muslim sovereign; the ruler of a sultanate, especially...talismannounAn object engraved with figures or characters and believed...tambourinenounA small hand-held drum with metal jingles set into its...tariffnounAn official list or schedule of duties or taxes imposed by...typhoonnounA tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific Ocean...zenithnounThe point on the celestial sphere directly above an...zeronounThe numerical value of nothing; the integer between...