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This is a partial list of Hungarian loanwords in the English:
- biro
- From László Bíró, inventor of the ballpoint pen.
- coach
- From kocsi, a horse‐drawn wagon with springs above the axles. Named after the village of Kocs in which this type of vehicle was invented. The verb 'to coach' is also derived from this root.
- czardas
- From csárdás, a folk dance. Csárda also means ‘tavern’.
- goulash
- From gulyás, a type of stew known in Hungarian as pörkölt. In Hungary, ‘gulyás’ is actually a soup dish; the meaning changed during transfer of the word. Gulyás also means ‘herdsman’.
- hussar
- From huszár, a light cavalry soldier.
- komondor
- A big Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually white.
- kuvasz
- A big Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually white.
- paprika
- From paprika, a vegetable and the spice made out of it.
- puli
- A small Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually black.
- tokaji or tokay
- From tokaji aszú, the name of the famous Hungarian wine from Tokaj, the centre of the local wine-growing district Tokaj-Hegyalja.
- sabre (UK) or saber (US)
- From szablya, derived from the verb szabni which means ‘to tailor’. The word made its way into English through French (sabre, sable) and German (Säbel).
- shako or tsako
- From csákó süveg, ‘peaked cap’, a stiff military hat with a high crown and plume.
- verbunkos
- a musical style.
- vizsla or vizla
- From vizsla, a Hungarian breed of hunting dog.
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