Words from other parts of the world

17-19 centuries - British imperialism. Borrowings from languages around the world. Development of American English. By 19th century, a standard variety of American English develops, based on the dialect of the Mid-Atlantic states.
Establishment of English in Australia, South Africa, and India, among other British colonial outposts.

Sanskrit
avatar, karma, mahatma, swastika, yoga

Avatar
the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu)
an incarnation in human form
an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity
an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user (as in a computer game)
Origin
Sanskrit avatāraḥ descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over

Hindi
bandanna, bangle, bungalow, chintz, cot, cummerbund, dungaree, juggernaut, jungle, loot, maharaja, nabob, pajamas, punch (the drink), shampoo, thug, kedgeree, jamboree

Shampoo
archaic : massage
to wash (as the hair) with soap and water or with a special preparation
to wash the hair of
Origin
Hindi & Urdu cā̃po, imperative of cā̃pnā to press, massage
First Known Use: 1762

Dravidian
curry, mango, teak, pariah

Mango
a tropical usually large ovoid or oblong fruit with a firm yellowish-red skin, hard central stone, and juicy aromatic pulp; also : an evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family that bears mangoes
Sweet pepper
Origin
Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa
First Known Use: 1582

Persian (Farsi)
check, checkmate, chess

Chess
a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
Origin
Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess
First Known Use: 14th century

Arabic
bedouin, emir, jakir, gazelle, giraffe, harem, hashish, lute, minaret, mosque, myrrh, salaam, sirocco, sultan, vizier, bazaar, caravan

Bazaar
a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
a place for the sale of goods
department store
a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes
Origin
Persian bāzār
First Known Use: 1612

African languages
banana (via Portuguese), banjo, boogie-woogie, chigger, goober, gorilla, gumbo, jazz, jitterbug, jitters, juke(box), voodoo, yam, zebra, zombie

Zombie
the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body
a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated
a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : automaton
a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior
a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice
Origin
Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zonbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost
First Known Use: circa 1871

American Indian languages
avocado, cacao, cannibal, canoe, chipmunk, chocolate, chili, hammock, hominy, hurricane, maize, moccasin, moose, papoose, pecan, possum, potato, skunk, squaw, succotash, squash, tamale (via Spanish), teepee, terrapin, tobacco, toboggan, tomahawk, tomato, wigwam, woodchuck

(plus thousands of place names, including Ottawa, Toronto, Saskatchewan and the names of more than half the states of the U.S., including Michigan, Texas, Nebraska, Illinois)

Chocolate
a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk
a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans
a small candy with a center (as a fondant) and a chocolate coating
a brownish gray
Origin
Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, probably alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolātl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix chocolate with water) + ātl water, liquidFirst Known Use: 1604

Chinese
chop suey, chow mein, dim sum, ketchup, tea, ginseng, kowtow, litchee

Ketchup
a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
Origin
Malay kĕchap fish sauce
First Known Use: circa 1690

Japanese
geisha, hara kiri, judo, jujitsu, kamikaze, karaoke, kimono, samurai, soy, sumo, sushi, tsunami

Karaoke
a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music; also : a form of entertainment involving the use of a karaoke machine
Origin
Japanese, from kara empty + ōke, short for ōkesutora orchestra
First Known Use: 1979

Pacific Islands
bamboo, gingham, rattan, taboo, tattoo, ukulele, boondocks

Tattoo
a rapid rhythmic rapping
a call sounded shortly before taps as notice to go to quarters
outdoor military exercise given by troops as evening entertainment
Origin
alteration of earlier taptoo, from Dutch taptoe, from the phrase tap toe! taps shut!
First Known Use: circa 1627

Australia
boomerang, budgerigar, didgeridoo, kangaroo (and many more in Australian English)