English Words of Arabic Origin

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

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Definition	Word
Large oceanic bird with long wings	Albatross
Ancient branch of natural philosophy	Alchemy
Colourless volatile flammable liquid	Alcohol
Person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons	Assassin
Antelope species	Gazelle
Tallest living terrestrial animal	Giraffe
Flat object which is put on a bed to make it comfortable to sleep on	Mattress
Most expensive spice in the world	Saffron