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
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.