The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Foreign Words and Phrases. "We use many words and phrases which come from foreign languages. Can you say what each of these words and phrases means?" Answers here.
1. Vice versa (Latin)
2. Picador (Spanish)
3. Maharajah or maharaja (Hindi)
4. Wiener schnitzel (German)
5. Dolce vita (Italian)
6. Favela (Portuguese)
7. Apartheid (Afrikaans)
8. In loco parentis (Latin)
9. Shiatsu (Japanese)
10. Accoucheur (French)
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