Question

Borrowed Words and Useful Cognates and False Cognates

1. Select the response that best answers the question.
Which of the following is a word borrowed from the Spanish language and used in the English language?
A. El poncho
B. El sándwich
C. El champú
D. El zíper

Answer 1

A. El poncho is the word borrowed from the Spanish language and used in the English language.
Poncho is a type of clothing originally used by Native Americans in South America.
Sandwich, champu, and ziper are words that Spanish borrowed from English.