Loan words

• Loan words- a word adopted from a foreign language with little to no modifications
• loan words do not have a direct translation to ones native language, they are words that have been adopted into a new language
• Afficionado- (french) A person who is an expert in a particular field, especially one who is well-informed and knowledgeable about a particular subject.
• Alter Ego- (Latin) other self
• Bon voyage-(French) have a nice trip
• Bric-a-brac- (french) collection of decorative objects
• Bona fide- (latin) Genuine
• Boondock- (filipino) mountains
• Carte blanche- (french) unlimited authority
• En masse- (french) large group
• Fait accompli- (french) established fact
• Faux pas- (french
• Faux pas- (french) a social blunder
• grand merci
• grand merci- (french) many thanks
• hot polloi- (greek) the masses
• ipso facto- (latin) by the fact itself
• L'enfant terrible- (french) a child who does embarrassing things; and adult who does things in unorthodox way
• Mea culpa- (latin) my own fault
• modus operandi- (latin) method of operating
• Noveau riche- (latin)uses to describe someone who uses hard earned money to buy useless things
• Persona non grata- (french) an unaaceptable person
• Quid pro quo- (latin) something given or received for another thing
• prima donna- (latin) tempermental and conceited
• pro bono- (latin) free of charge
• prima facie- (latin) on first sight
• protege- (latin) one over the protection of another
• status quo- (latin) existing condition