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The following words can be split into two groups. Can you group them and also find out why they are grouped that way?
Cipher, Gazelle, Bandanna, Bungalow, Giraffe, Thug, Coffee, Veranda, Cotton, Bangle
Cipher, Gazelle, Bandanna, Bungalow, Giraffe, Thug, Coffee, Veranda, Cotton, Bangle
Hint
The title is a hintAnswer
The two groups are -Group A:
Coffee
Cipher
Cotton
Gazelle
Giraffe
Group B:
Bangle
Bandanna
Bungalow
Thug
Veranda
Group A is all English words that have their origin in Arabic. Group B is all English words that have their origin in Hindi.
Thus,
Coffee - Kawa, meaning 'coffee'
Cipher - Sifr, the Arabic name for zero
Cotton - Al Qutn
Gazelle - Al Ghazaal
Giraffe - Al Zaraafah
and,
Bangle - Bangdi
Bandanna - Bandhni, a piece of cloth wound around the head.
Bungalow - Bangla
Thug - Thag
Verandah - Baraamdah
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would have never got this one
Tough one. I guessed the two groups (due to the title), but couldn't figure out all the words for each category.
A challenging teaser, brainster. I enjoyed it.
Thanks sarge!
I got something TOTALLY different...but yet two very distinct groups. Everything in Group 1 has double letters, Group 2 doesn't!
GROUP 1
----------
coTTon
coFFEE
giraFFe
bandaNNa
gazeLLe
GROUP 2
----------
cipher
bungalow
thug
veranda
bangle
GROUP 1
----------
coTTon
coFFEE
giraFFe
bandaNNa
gazeLLe
GROUP 2
----------
cipher
bungalow
thug
veranda
bangle
You're a genius! I was no where near the answer.
I'll drink some more Kawa and then try and de-Sifr another one. Now where did I put my lucky AL Qutn Bandhni, this Bangla is a right flipping mess! keep up the extraordinary work!
I'll drink some more Kawa and then try and de-Sifr another one. Now where did I put my lucky AL Qutn Bandhni, this Bangla is a right flipping mess! keep up the extraordinary work!
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