word origins: words adopted from other countries

India:
Priya slept in a small bungalow. The bungalow was warm and comfy, but she couldn't move around very much. She had to do the wash by hand every day. She washed her pajamas in the morning, so that she didn't have to sleep in cold, wet pajamas when she went to bed.

Mexico/Spain:
Eduardo was very macho. He displayed much machismo: He drove a huge Dodge Ram and lifted weights at the local gym every day. He liked playing football and boxing. He had a humongous mansion that had two alcoves.

France:
Jerry wore faux leather, with faux fur lining the edges. He was an animal rights activist, and sometimes walked around town wearing a sandwich board that said, "Les animaux d'amour, ne les mangent pas" (Translation: Love animals, don't eat them). He went out to eat at restauraunts quite a lot, and every single time he went, the waiter would tell him, "bon appetit".
Jerry's wife, Jeanne, had an overstock of envelopes. She had a total of 349 blue envelopes, 400 white envelopes, 19 purple envelopes, and 12 illustrated envelopes.