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Borrowed Language,101 Words

English is a magpie language which has no problem appropriating words,add to that first the cultural impact of the British Empire and now the importance of the US and it's not surprising so many words are imported.
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Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude
1
Coup D'etat
Coup D'etat
2
Carpe Diem
Carpe Diem
3
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
4
Cul De Sac
Cul De Sac
5
Nom De Guerre
Nom De Guerre
6
Macho
Macho
7
Ménage À Trois
Ménage À Trois
8
Tsunami
Tsunami
9
Quid Pro Quo
Quid Pro Quo
10
Sine Die
Sine Die
11
Sinecure
Sinecure
12
Raison D'etre
Raison D'etre
13
Kamikaze
Kamikaze
14
Ipso Facto
Ipso Facto
15
De Facto
De Facto
16
Hors D'Oeuvre
Hors D'Oeuvre
17
Dies Irae
Dies Irae
18
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
19
Haute Couture
Haute Couture
20
Haute Cuisine
Haute Cuisine
21
Faux Pas
Faux Pas
22
Ad Hoc
Ad Hoc
23
Fiesta
Fiesta
24
Siesta
Siesta
25
Piñata
Piñata
26
Cul De Sac
Cul De Sac
27
Sangfroid
Sangfroid
28
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
29
Sayonara
Sayonara
30
Adios Amigos
Adios Amigos
31
Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage
32
Non Sequitur
Non Sequitur
33
FAIT ACCOMPLI
FAIT ACCOMPLI
34
A Cappella
A Cappella
35
Ad Infinitum
Ad Infinitum
36
Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur
37
Modus Operandi
Modus Operandi
38
Hara-Kiri
Hara-Kiri
39
Kimono
Kimono
40
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