This is a list of words used in the English language that were borrowed or derived from the Polish language. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is the official language of Poland. ...

Babka 

a yeast cake; from Polish babka, diminutive of baba, literally: "old woman"

Britzka, britska 

a horse-drawn carriage with a rear-facing front seat and a folding top over the back seat; from Polish bryczka; probably via German and Yiddish

Kielbasa 

a kind of sausage; from Polish kiełbasa, or "sausage"

Konik 

a horse breed; from Polish konik, diminutive of koń, or "horse"

Mazurka 

Polish folk dance; from Polish mazurka, accusative of mazurek; via Russian, possibly referring to Mazuria

Ogonek 

a hook-shaped diacritic; from Polish ogonek, diminutive of ogon, or "tail"

Nudge 

to annoy, pester; from Polish nudzić, or "to bore, pester"; via Yiddish

Paczki 

a kind of doughnut; from Polish pączki, plural of pączek, diminutive of pąk, literally: "bud"

Pierogi 

a kind of dumpling, from Polish pierogi, plural of pieróg, or "dumpling"

Polack/Pollack 

an ethnic slur for a Pole; from Polish Polak, or "Pole"

Rendzina 

a type of soil; from Polish rędzina

Spruce 

a coniferous tree; from Polish z Prus, or "from Prussia" (spruce was exported from Poland via Royal Prussia as the material for English ships)

Schav 

sorrel soup; from Polish szczaw, or "sorrel"; via German and Yiddish

Uhlan 

a cavalryman; from Polish ułan; via German uhlan

Zloty 

Polish currency; from Polish złoty, or "golden"

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See also

• List of English words of German origin
• List of English words of Russian origin
• List of English words of Yiddish origin
• Lists of English words of international origin
• The category of words with Polish derivations at Wiktionary, Wikipedia's sister project