Statistics for Loanwords used in English

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Hint	Origin	Answer	% Correct
The feeling of having already experienced this	French	Déjà vu	93%
A large wave usually caused by earthquakes	Japanese	Tsunami	93%
A nursery school	German	Kindergarten	90%
Singing over backing tracks	Japanese	Karaoke	79%
A double, or look-alike person	German	Doppelgänger	74%
Bedtime attire	Urdu	Pyjamas	74%
An icon representing a person on the internet	Sanskrit	Avatar	51%
A woodframe used for painting	Dutch	Easel	51%
The Spirit of the Times	German	Zeitgeist	48%
Taking the law into their own hands	Spanish	Vigilante	44%
Violating a commonly accepted social rule	French	Faux Pas	41%
Taking pleasure in another's misfortune	German	Schadenfreude	41%
Compressed cannabis	Arabic	Hashish	30%
A black religious cult	Kwa	Voodoo	27%
Compelling attractiveness or charm	Greek	Charisma	16%
A legal official who investigates complaints	Swedish	Ombudsman	16%
Trousers held up by straps	Hindi	Dungaree	14%
Enthusiastic in battle	Chinese	Gung Ho	14%
An ardent admirer of something	Spanish	Aficionado	12%
A spoiled, ill tempered person	Italian	Prima Donna	8%