# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1468
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29344 "2014-09-17T23:07:06Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29345 "2014-09-17T23:10:23Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29346 "2014-09-18T00:49:09Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29347 "2014-09-18T01:10:30Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29348 "2014-09-18T01:44:22Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29349 "2014-09-18T01:55:19Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) 8. Ketchup, from Chinese words for pickled fish juice ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29350 "2014-09-18T01:56:41Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) 8. Ketchup, from Chinese words for pickled fish juice 9. boondocks (Tagalog) From bundok, the Tagalog word for mountain. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29351 "2014-09-18T02:13:23Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) 8. Ketchup, from Chinese words for pickled fish juice 9. boondocks (Tagalog) From bundok, the Tagalog word for mountain. Last edited by Little Nemo; Today at 09:56 PM… 10. chutney (from Sanskrit) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29352 "2014-09-18T02:40:32Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) 8. Ketchup, from Chinese words for pickled fish juice 9. boondocks (Tagalog) From bundok, the Tagalog word for mountain. 10. chutney (from Sanskrit) 11. honcho (Japanese for “squad leader”) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29353 "2014-09-18T02:59:42Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) 8. Ketchup, from Chinese words for pickled fish juice 9. boondocks (Tagalog) From bundok, the Tagalog word for mountain. 10. chutney (from Sanskrit) 11. honcho (Japanese for “squad leader”) 12. alfalfa (Persian) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29354 "2014-09-18T04:14:11Z")
English words that originated in an Asiatic language 1. Bungalow (from Gujarati “bangalo,” meaning a house like Bengalis have [low with a wide veranda]) 2. soy (from Japanese “shoyu”; soybeans are named after soy sauce, not the other way around) 3. avatar (from Sanskrit) 4. amok (from Malay “amuk”: an episode of sudden mass assault that has traditionally been associated with Malaysian culture, but is now viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures) 5. kamikaze (from the Japanese, obviously) 6. pajamas (India) 7. cash (from Tamil word meaning “a coin”) 8. Ketchup, from Chinese words for pickled fish juice 9. boondocks (Tagalog) From bundok, the Tagalog word for mountain. 10. chutney (from Sanskrit) 11. honcho (Japanese for “squad leader”) 12. alfalfa (Persian) 13. tycoon (Japanese) great lord Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29355 "2014-09-18T04:22:53Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29356 "2014-09-18T04:25:18Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29357 "2014-09-18T12:02:03Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29358 "2014-09-18T12:16:31Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) 5. Doug Kershaw (The Ragin’ Cajun) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29359 "2014-09-18T12:20:07Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) 5. Amos Moses- [Jerry Reed](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7GyLr7Cz2g) song, although I was introduced to it by [Les Claypool/Primus.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmpvLoJ73Uo) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29360 "2014-09-18T12:37:38Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) 5. Amos Moses- Jerry Reed song, although I was introduced to it by Les Claypool/Primus. 6. Justin Wilson, old-school TV chef and minor celebrity (“Ah geh-RAWN-tee!”) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29361 "2014-09-18T13:29:41Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) 5. Amos Moses- Jerry Reed song, although I was introduced to it by Les Claypool/Primus. 6. Justin Wilson, old-school TV chef and minor celebrity (“Ah geh-RAWN-tee!”) 7. Suzette Durand, from **Bayou Suzette** , by Lois Lenski. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29362 "2014-09-18T13:48:08Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) 5. Amos Moses- Jerry Reed song, although I was introduced to it by Les Claypool/Primus. 6. Justin Wilson, old-school TV chef and minor celebrity (“Ah geh-RAWN-tee!”) 7. Suzette Durand, from Bayou Suzette, by Lois Lenski. 8. NFL Coach Tom Landry (Definition question: Does an Acadian from New Brunswick have to move to Louisiana to become a Cajun?) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29363 "2014-09-18T14:01:07Z")
Real or fictional Cajuns 1. Edouard Delacroix, death row inmate and Mr. Jingles’ friend in GREEN MILE 2. Remy LeBeau (Gambit from X-Men) 3. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill 4. Ron Guidry, stellar pitcher for the NY Yankees (and my all-time favorite athlete) 5. Amos Moses- Jerry Reed song, although I was introduced to it by Les Claypool/Primus. 6. Justin Wilson, old-school TV chef and minor celebrity (“Ah geh-RAWN-tee!”) 7. Suzette Durand, from Bayou Suzette, by Lois Lenski. 8. NFL Coach Tom Landry 9. Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host, of Cajun descent [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1467) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1469)