Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Contents Preface Dates Pronunciation Guide A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Special Features French German Hindi and Urdu Islam Italian Japanese Latin Pseudo-foreign words Spanish Sport Winds Yiddish Appendix: Words arranged by languages & dates Arabic, 16th century: mufti ~ D Dutch, 19th century: riempie ~ F French, 16th century: esprit – 17th century French, 17th century: mascaron – 18th century French, 18th century: duvet – tiers état French, 18th century: tirailleur – 19th century French, 19th century: curettage – maître d’ French, 19th century: maître d’armes – Renaissance French, 19th century: rente – 20th century French, 20th century: couchette – passéisme French, 20th century: pasticheur ~ G Gaelic, 18th century ~ German German, 20th century: inselberg ~ Greek Greek, 19th century: skene ~ H Hindustani, 19th century: haldi ~ I Italian, 18th century: da capo – 19th century Italian, 19th century: terra rossa ~ J Japanese, 19th century: sensei ~ L Latin, late Middle English: quorum – 17th century Latin, 17th century: addendum – vi et armis Latin, 17th century: vinculum – 19th century Latin, 19th century: mens rea ~ Latin (Late) Latin (Late), 18th century ~ N New Guinea ~ P Provençal ~ S Spanish, 16th century – 20th century Spanish, 20th century: costa ~ T Tamil, 17th century: pariah ~ Y