Which English words are borrowed from Arabic?

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Which English words are borrowed from Arabic?

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Did you know that:_
The following English words are borrowed from Arabic:
Algebra, Zero, Cotton, Sofa, Rice, Candy, Safron, Balcony.
And even 'alchohol' derives from Arabic : al-kuhl meaning powder.
These are just a few mentioned here.
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