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Words with no direct English equivalent

Although the English language includes  1,009,753 words, it is sometimes proved to be tongue-tied, as there are several words regarding cuisine, body or even fashion, which do not have a direct equivalent.

Some of these words, as they are mentioned in mentalfloss.com, are:

Zhaghzhagh (Persian)

Yuputka (Ulwa)

Slampadato (Italian)

Luftmensch (Yiddish)

Iktsuarpok (Inuit)

Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)

Gumusservi (Turkish)

Vybafnout (Czech)

Mencolek (Indonesian)

Faamiti (Samoan)

Glas wen (Welsh)

Bakku-shan (Japanese)

Boketto (Japanese)

Kummerspeck (German)

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