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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
  8. Phobia
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
  8. Phobia
  9. Hermaphrodite
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
  8. Phobia
  9. Hermaphrodite
  10. Kleptomania
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
  8. Phobia
  9. Hermaphrodite
  10. Kleptomania
  11. Hero
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
  8. Phobia
  9. Hermaphrodite
  10. Kleptomania
  11. Hero
  12. Eros
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Greek Words in Common Use Today

  1. Pita
  2. Spanakopita
  3. Drama
  4. Gyro
  5. Alphabet
  6. Hoi polloi
  7. Agape
  8. Phobia
  9. Hermaphrodite
  10. Kleptomania
  11. Hero
  12. Eros
  13. Nike

The shoe company’s name is the Greek word meaning “victory “.

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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
  4. Bridge

Never heard of kolache before, myself :thinking:

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What’s the backstory on “bridge”, @Elendil_s_Heir ?

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The Wiki article on words of Slavic origin lists bridge, the card game, as being as of Russian origin. On my phone and can’t provide a link, sorry.

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Good find, @Elendil_s_Heir

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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
  4. Bridge
  5. Gulag

“Bridge” (aka Russian Whist) is derived from the work “biritch” which is Slavic, Russian or Turkish, depending on the source you choose. Birich means “announcer”.

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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
  4. Bridge
  5. Gulag
  6. Tchotchke
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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
  4. Bridge
  5. Gulag
  6. Tchotchke
  7. Slave
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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
  4. Bridge
  5. Gulag
  6. Tchotchke
  7. Slave
  8. Pierogi
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Slavic Words in Common Use Today

  1. Bistro
  2. Parka
  3. Kolache
  4. Bridge
  5. Gulag
  6. Tchotchke
  7. Slave
  8. Mammoth