Are there in French recent loanwords from languages other than English? By "recent", I mean the past 50 years or so.
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1The only one I would date as "recent" is wesh from Aarabic. There are probably more.– NoneSep 21 at 6:50
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Can you narrow down your question somewhat? 50 years is a long time. There have probably been thousands of new non English loanwords in food, culture, science, etc.– guillaume31Sep 21 at 7:41
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@guillaume31 Thousands? Could you give, say, five of them?– user1387866Sep 21 at 10:16
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@user1387866 Graffito gave more than a dozen for food and sports only– guillaume31Sep 21 at 11:15
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@guillaume31 Yes, he did. What Graffito answered is exactly what I was asking for.– user1387866Sep 21 at 16:42
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In culinary field, Le petit Robert added a lot of dishes names since 1967.
Examples : basmati, carpaccio, falafel, houmous, maki, margarita, mojito, panini, plancha, surimi, tiramisu.
Sports and Martial arts examples : Bouzkachi (Afghanistan), Capoeira (Brasil), Krav-maga (Israel).
