English words of Foreign Origin

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Schadenfreude:

"A feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people."
 
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I thought just about all English words were of foreign origin at some point.
 
Foreigner said:
Schadenfreude:

"A feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people."
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At school we were taught that this was one of the few words that had no equivalent in the a English language...along with cuisine
 
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