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โBizarreโ is the only word from the Basque language that is regularly used in the English language
(Canโt wait to be proven wrong in 5.. 4.. 3..)
https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english/
Sorry for the delay
๐ Ok so the โregularlyโ in my post is doing a bit of lifting. Not too much tho (anchovy is the only other one you could possibly consider frequently used, unless you have a particularly bizarre vocabulary).
bilbo, meaning a sword made in Bilbao,
Bilbo Baggins is the hero of The Hobbit, which every true lemmy user has tattooed on their left thigh.
I have it tattooed on my middle thigh.
That's your nose!
TIL I'm not a true Lemmy user.
You shall not pass!
That's what most of their teachers said, I bet.
$50.00 and I'll keep it quiet.
I found this really interesting so I looked it up! This website claims that "anchovy" also came to English from Basque, along with "bilbo" and possibly "jingo".