American Indian
Moccasin: a type of soft leather shoe
Squash: any of several large solid vegetables
Spanish
Cafeteria: a restaurant where people collect their own food and drink
Loco: crazy
French
Cache: a secret place for keeping valuable things
Prairie: a wide, treeless grassy plain
Dutch
Boss: a master, employer, or person having control
Spook: a spirit or ghost
German
Hamburger: ground beef; a sandwich made of a ground beef patty placed in a soft roll
Pretzel: a hard glazed and salty cracker usually shaped like a loose knot
Yiddish
Bagel: a hard glazed doughnut-shaped roll
Schmo: a stupid or foolish person
Irish
Shebang: affair, concern
Shillelagh: a short, heavy club
African
Yam: a sweet potato
Gumbo: a type of soup, made with meat, vegetables, and okra to thicken it
Chinese
Chop suey: a dish made of bits of vegetables and meat or fish, and several hot with rice
Yen: a strong desire
Italian
Zucchini: a dark green cylindrical summer squash
Pizza: an open pie made of thinly rolled bread dough spread with a spicy mixture of tomatoes, cheese, etc.
My Diary - Leonardo Cardillo 