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- The usage of “banzai” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Banzai charges had some successes at the ends of battles by overcoming soldiers unprepared for such attacks A human wave attack is an attack where masses of people attack, hoping to overwhelm the opponent even if they suffer great casualties themselves
- Is there an English word for a period of 10000 years?
While true, banzai and the similar wànsui in Chinese are often used to indicate an arbitrarily large number, similar to the way English speakers would say "May you live a thousand years" This is due to the largest distinct number being 10000 in their numbering systems
- Spanish-derived words in English - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Perhaps this Wikipedia page -- its list of English words of Spanish origin -- has more of what you seek BTW words such as "Hispanicism" aren't generally used to mean words of the sort you seek Rather, Hispanicisms are those characteristic ways in which the English of those whose first language is Spanish differs from the English of native speakers
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