From the list below, see if you can match these foreign words borrowed into English with their language of origin. Some languages are represented more than once.
Borrowed words/ Phrases- A capella, Alma mater, Bambino, Batik, Cul-de-sac, Eureka, Grand Prix, Guru, Haiku, Ikebana, Jihad, Karaoke, Kindergarten, Terminus, Verbatim, Volkswagen
Options- Japanese, Latin, Greek, Javanese, French, Hindi, German, Italian, Arabic
Answers- A Capella-Italian, Alma mater-Latin, Bambino-Italian, Batik-Javanese, Cul-de-sac-French, Eureka-Greek, Grand Prix- French, Guru-Hindi, Haiku-Japanese, Ikebana-Japanese, Jihad-Arabic, Karaoke-Japanese, Kindergarten-German, Terminus-Latin, Verbatim-Latin, Volkswagen-German
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