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French-English Cognates - Vrais Amis - Y

Identical in spelling and (sometimes) meaning

The words listed here are spelled (although not pronounced) identically in French and English and are true or semi-true cognates. Before you start memorizing them, please read some important notes about these cognates.

  

French/English Part(s) of speech
  
yacht m noun
yoga m noun

  

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