List of English words of Czech origin
This is a list of
English language words of
Czech language origin:
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dollar - from
tolar, a silver coin of the
16th century minted in
Jáchymov (
German:
Joachimstal) ; it is claimed often that this word is derived from a German word
thaler from a word
Joachimsthaler.
Das Tal means "the valley" in German. A correct German name of this coin was
Joachimsthaler Grosh.
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háček - a
diacritical mark, literally "little hook", e.g.
č is letter
c having háček. Also known as "caron".
*
howitzer - from
houfnice, an
15th century Hussite cannon
*
kolache " from
koláč or
koláček.
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pils, pilsner, pilsener - from
Plzeň, a Czech city
*
pistol - from
píšťala, an 15th century Hussite firearm (disputed—alternative sources have been suggested)
*
polka - from
Polák or
polský, a Czech dance named in remembrance of the
November Uprising of
1830*
robot - from Czech
robota (labour, drudgery), introduced in
Karel Čapek's play
R.U.R. from the
1920s.
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semtex - named afer Semtín, part of city
Pardubice,
Czech Republic, location of its manufacturer.
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