List of English words of Romanian origin
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The English language has multiple loanwords from Romanian.
Cuisine
- Brânză – A type of dairy product. Examples include Brânză de burduf, Brânză de vaci, Brânză de coșuleț, and Telemea.{{Cite web |title=Definition of BRYNZA |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brynza |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}
- Mujdei – A spicy sauce.
- Palatschinke – A thin crêpe-like variety of pancake common in Central and Eastern Europe. From Latin placenta (cake) via Romanian plăcintă (cake) and Hungarian palacsinta.{{Cite web |title=Definition of PALATSCHINKEN |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palatschinken |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}
- Pastrami – A seasoned smoked cut of beef.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Definition of PASTRAMI |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastrami |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}
Politics
- Conducător – A title used by Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu.{{Citation |last=Cercel |first=Cosmin Sebastian |title=Judging the Conducător: Fascism, Communism, and Legal Discontinuity in Post-War Romania |date=2017 |work=Law and Memory: Towards Legal Governance of History |pages= |editor-last=Gliszczyńska-Grabias |editor-first=Aleksandra |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/law-and-memory/judging-the-conducator-fascism-communism-and-legal-discontinuity-in-postwar-romania/0B525662DCB6DEF245726EA6FDCFA3F4 |access-date=2025-01-11 |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-18875-4 |editor2-last=Belavusau |editor2-first=Uladzislau}}
- Domnitor – The official title of the ruler of Romania between 1862 and 1881, equivalent to "Prince Regent".
- Paharnic – A historical Romanian rank.
- Mineriads – A series of violent protests in Bucharest during the 1990s.{{Cite web |last=Barberá |first=Marcel Gascón |date=2020-06-12 |title=Romanian Miners’ Bloody Rampage Goes Unpunished, 30 Years On |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2020/06/12/romanian-miners-bloody-rampage-goes-unpunished-30-years-on/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US}}
- Sudiți – Inhabitants of the Danubian Principalities with legal immunity.
- Voivode – The title of a warlord.{{Cite web |title=Voivode |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/voivode |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Dictionary.com |language=en}}
Folklore and culture
- Caloian – A rainmaking ritual.
- Căpcăun – A mythical creature.
- Dracula – The title of a book by Bram Stoker and the name of its titular character.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-22 |title=Where Does The Word "Dracula" Come From? |url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/dracula-fish/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Dictionary.com |language=en-US}}
- Hora – A type of circle dance originating in the Balkans but also found in other countries.{{Cite news |last=Sernovitz |first=Gary |date=2012-06-29 |title=I Do Not Want To Dance the Hora |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/06/hora-and-my-jewish-wedding-forget-tradition-i-will-not-dance.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}
- Nosferatu – Synonymous with "vampire".{{cite book |last=Dunn-Mascetti |first=Manuela |url=https://archive.org/details/vampire00manu/page/111 |title=Vampire: the Complete Guide to the World of the Undead |publisher=Penguin |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-14-023801-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/vampire00manu/page/111 111]}}{{cite book |last=Melton |first=J. Gordon |url=https://archive.org/details/vampirebookencycl00melt |title=the Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead |publisher=Visible Ink Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-1-57859-071-1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/vampirebookencycl00melt/page/496 496]–497 |url-access=limited}}
- Orlok – The name of a fictional vampire, derived from the word vǎrkolak.{{cite book|last=Cazacu|first=Matei|title=Dracula|date=2017|publisher=Brill|page=390|isbn=978-90-04-34725-0|url=https://www.google.it/books/edition/Dracula/cQEtDwAAQBAJ?hl=it&gbpv=1&dq=matei+cazacu+orlok+varcolac&pg=PA390&printsec=frontcover|access-date=11 January 2025}}
- Sânziană – A type of fairy; also the name of plants in the genus Galium.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-06-25 |title=Magic Midsummer in Romania and the US |url=https://www.rciusa.info/post/magic-midsummer-in-romania-and-the-us |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=The Romanian Cultural Institute |language=en}}
- Uriaș – Synonymous with giant.
- Ursari – Romani animal trainers; bear-leaders.
- Vâlvă – Female spirits.
- Zmeu – A dragon-like creature.
- Zongora – A string instrument.