List Of English Words Of Hungarian Origin

biro

From Br. Named after Mr. Lszl Br, inventor of the ballpoint pen.

coach

From kocsi. Named after the village Kocs where this type of vehicle was first made. Kocsi means from Kocs.

csrds

From csrds. A folk dance.

goulash

From gulys. A type of stew known in Hungarian as prklt. (‘Gulys’ is actually a soup dish, the meaning changed during transfer of the word.)

hussar

From huszr. A light cavalry soldier.

paprika

From paprika. A vegetable and the spice made out of it.

Tokaji / Tokay

From tokaji. From the name of the famous Hungarian wine, tokaji asz.

shako or tsako

From csk. A stiff military hat with a high crown and plume.

See also

• Lists of English words of international origin
• The category of words with Hungarian derivations at Wiktionary, Wikipedia's sibling project

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