As a result, the English word often has a tenuous resemblance to its Arabic original”. Here are a few Arabic loan words that, in most cases, have appeared in English dictionaries as headwords ...

In many languages, the meaning behind some words and phrases may get missed when they are translated into English. Here are seven examples from the Arabic language.

Old Spanish albarcoque came from Spanish Arabic al-borcoque, from Arabic al-burqūq. The Arabic word derives from late Greek praikokion, from Latin praecoquum, a variant of praecox, "early ripe." 3.