English Words of Native American Origin

The following English words have been acquired either directly from Indigenous languages of the Americas or else indirectly by passing from them into other languages and then into English. Based on the definition, guess the word.

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Definition	Language group	Word
American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb.	Algonquian	Opossum
Greyish-brown American mammal that has a foxlike face with a black mask and a ringed tail.	Algonquian	Raccoon
Cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur.	Algonquian	Skunk
Pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin and smooth, oily edible flesh.	Nahuatl	Avocado
Smoked hot chilli pepper used in Mexican cooking.	Nahuatl	Chipotle
Food in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened and eaten as confectionery.	Nahuatl	Chocolate
Wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America.	Nahuatl	Coyote
Mexican alcoholic spirit made from an agave.	Nahuatl	Tequila
Glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is eaten as a vegetable or in salad.	Nahuatl	Tomato
Very large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country.	Quechua	Condor
Domesticated pack animal of the camel family found in the Andes, valued for its soft woolly fleece.	Quechua	Llama
Large American wild cat with a plain tawny to greyish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia.	Quechua	Puma
Type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow, traditionally used by Inuits.	Eskimo–Aleut	Igloo
Meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance.	Arawakan	Barbecue
Light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.	Arawakan	Canoe
Storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.	Arawakan	Hurricane
Starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable.	Arawakan	Potato
Grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.	Arawakan	Savanna
Preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing.	Arawakan	Tobacco
Large heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots, found mainly in the dense forests of Central and South America.	Tupi-Guaraní	Jaguar
Deep-bodied South American freshwater fish that typically lives in shoals and has very sharp teeth that are used to tear flesh from prey.	Tupi-Guaraní	Piranha
Redwood tree, especially the California redwood.	Cherokee	Sequoia