List of English words of Hungarian origin

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Biro 
From Bíró. Named after Mr. László Bíró, inventor of the ballpoint pen.
Coach 
From kocsi. Named after the village Kocs in which this type of vehicle - a horse-drawn waggon with springs above the axles - was invented. Kocsi means from Kocs, a town in Northwestern Hungary. The verb 'to coach' in English is also ultimately derived from this Hungarian word.
Sabre 
From szablya. The word made its way into English through French (sabre, sable) and German (Säbel) variants. In Hungarian, the word szablya is derived from the verb szabni which means to tailor.

This is a list of Hungarian loanwords in English:

Czardas 
From csárdás. A folk dance. (Csárda means tavern.)
Goulash 
From gulyás. A type of stew known in Hungarian as pörkölt. In Hungary, ‘gulyás’ is actually a soup dish; the meaning changed during transfer of the word. Gulyás means herdsman so that soup must have been a traditional dish for herdsmen.
Hussar 
From huszár. A light cavalry soldier.
Komondor 
A big Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually white.
Kuvasz 
A big Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually white.
Paprika 
From paprika. A vegetable and the spice made out of it.
Puli 
A small Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually black.
Tokaji / Tokay 
From tokaji. From the name of the famous Hungarian wine, tokaji aszú that is derived from Tokaj, the centre of the local wine-growing district Tokaj-Hegyalja.
Shako or tsako 
From csákó. A stiff military hat with a high crown and plume.
Verbunkos 
a musical style.
Vizsla / vizla
From vizsla. A Hungarian breed of hunting dog.

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