English borrows words from many other languages.

A) The Spanish word la reata gives us lariat, “a rope.”
B) Diss is a term meaning “disrespect.”
C) The expression gung ho comes from the Chinese keng ho, which literally means “more fire.”
D) Kimono is the Japanese word for “thing for wearing.”


B) Diss is a term meaning “disrespect.”

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