List of English words of Czech origin
- List of English words of Czech origin
This is a list of English language words of Czech language origin or passed into English via Czech language:
*Absurdistan (in Czech "Absurdistán") - word created by Eastern Bloc dissidents, passed into English mainly through works of Václav Havel.
*Budweiser - from Budějovice, a Czech city
*háček - a diacritical mark, literally "little hook", e.g. č is letter c having háček. Also known as "caron".
*howitzer - from "houfnice", a 15th century Hussite cannon
*kolache – from "koláč" or "koláček".
*pils, pilsner, pilsener - from "Plzeň", a Czech city
*pistol - from "píšťala", an 15th century Hussite firearm (disputed—alternative sources have been suggested)
*polka - from "Polák" or "polský", a Czech dance named in remembrance of the November Uprising of 1830; or from "Půlka", in English "half" because of its tempo
*robot - from Czech "robota" (labour, drudgery), introduced in Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. from the 1920s.
*semtex - a plastic explosive named after Semtín, part of the city of Pardubice, Czech Republic, location of its manufacturer.
* tunelling - a colloquial term for financial fraud committed by company's own management or major shareholders. Widely used in the Czech Republic (and Slovakia) since the first half of 1990s to describe the massive asset stripping during transition from planned economy.
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*Lists of English words of international origin
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