Loanword

Words classified as "Loanword": browse meanings, regions, and examples.

This page brings together every word tagged "Loanword" across the dictionary. A category like this travels — pop in the Midwest, soda in the Northeast, coke in the Deep South — and the listing shows just how wide that travel goes.

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13 words

banquette Loanword

The sidewalk.

Louisiana, New Orleans · Cajun Country

bodega Loanword

A small neighborhood corner store.

New York, New York City · New Jersey

boudin Loanword

A pork-and-rice sausage (Cajun).

Louisiana · Cajun Country

fais do-do Loanword

A Cajun dance party.

Louisiana · Cajun Country

haluski Loanword

Cabbage and noodles, butter-fried.

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh · Ohio, Cleveland

haole Loanword

A non-Hawaiian, usually a white person.

Hawaii

kasha Loanword

Buckwheat groats (porridge).

New York, New York City · New Jersey · Illinois, Chicago

kielbasa Loanword

Polish-style smoked sausage.

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh · Michigan, Detroit · Ohio, Cleveland · New York, Buffalo · +1 more

lagniappe Loanword

A little something extra, free with a purchase.

Louisiana, New Orleans · Cajun Country

ono Loanword

Delicious (Hawaiian / Pidgin).

Hawaii

pierogi Loanword

Stuffed dumpling (potato + cheese is canonical).

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh · Ohio, Cleveland · New York, Buffalo · Illinois, Chicago · +1 more

schlep Loanword

To carry, drag, or haul (often inconvenient).

New York, New York City

schmutz Loanword

A small smudge or bit of dirt.

New York, New York City