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This is a MOPED, a word that comes from...
German
Hungarian
Swedish
Russian
2
You may find GEYSERS in this country that named them...
Russia
Iceland
Greenland
Germany
3
In its original language « champo » means « to press », SHAMPOO comes from...
Swahili (African)
Portuguese
Hindi
Chinese
4
SKI And SLALOM are so popular in the country with this language...
Norwegian
Finnish
Danish
Swedish
5
You may have a GHERKIN in your sandwich but the word is...
Greek
Polish
Italian
Spanish
6
A POLTERGEIST is like a ghost, and the word is originally...
French
German
Polish
Russian
7
If a MOSQUITO bites you when you’re smoking a CIGAR, you’re nearly speaking...
Portuguese
Spanish
Romanian
Italian
8
You don’t have to be a GOURMET to go to a CAFÉ, even if you speak...
Italian
French
Spanish
Romanian
9
BROOKLYN or HARLEM, these places were named by the inhabitants of the city who spoke...
German
Swedish
Arabic
Dutch
10
CARTOON comes from the hard paper on which it was drawn and therefore from this language...
Spanish
Portuguese
Italian
French
11
You surely don’t want to meet a PIRANHA or a ZOMBIE!! These words are...
German
Czech
Portuguese
Spanish
12
You associate them with the USA or England, but the words KETCHUP and TEA are...
Chinese
Vietnamese
Arabic
Spanish
13
The word SAFARI is Swahili but originally comes from...
Portuguese
Spanish
Italian
Arabic
14
The American history is linked with PISTOLS but the word is...
Russian
Chinese
Czech
Arabic
15
Everyone in the world uses the word COLA which is...
Swahili
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
16
You know the film AVATAR and this word is....
Hindi
Swahili (African)
Spanish
Japanese
17
Easy one to start... KAMIKAZE, TSUNAMI and KARAOKE are...
Chinese
Hindi
Japanese
Korean
18
They’re emblematic of the USA but the word COOKIE is...
German
Italian
Polish
Dutch
19
This colour, KHAKI, comes from an old language...
Persian
Greek
Hebrew
Aramaic
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It may be surprising but ALCOHOL comes from...
Arabic
German
Korean
Swahili