Statistics for Arabisms In Spanish

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ARABIC (Romanized)	SPANISH	ENGLISH	% Correct
'aruzz	arroz	rice	96%
as-súkkar	azúcar	sugar	92%
qamīṣ	camisa	shirt	73%
ḥattā	hasta	until	69%
ʾisfānāḵ	espinaca	spinach	65%
ṭāsa	taza	cup	58%
al-zayt	aceite	oil	58%
jarra	jarra	jar	50%
az-zaʿfarān	azafrán	saffron	46%
az-zaytuna	aceituna	olive	42%
al-qúţun	algodón	cotton	38%
al-kirāʾ	alquiler	rent	38%
al-miḵadda	almohada	pillow	35%
al-ḵuršūf	alcachofa	artichoke	27%
ballūṭa	bellota	acorn	23%
rahīn	rehén	hostage	12%
al-birkah	alberca	pool	12%
al-ʿaqrab	alacrán	scorpion	12%
aḍ-ḍayʿa	aldea	village	12%
al-qiṭrān	alquitrán	tar	8%

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