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1. Optimiut:
a. A small Italian car
b. Latin for “eye doctor”
c. A mixture of Hebrew and English meaning “optimistic” - seeing the positive side of things

2. Shmooze:

a. A popular doll with a round stomach and long hair
b. A word used in English based on the Yiddish “schmuesn,” to chat or gossip
c. A kind of roller skate

3. Alhàt:

a. This is a Ladino (mixture of Spanish and Hebrew) word which means “Sunday”
b. A hat worn by Al Capone, the famous gangster
c. A small bird


4. Yallah-bye:

a. A song to help babies sleep
b. A mixture of the Arabic for “let’s go” with the English “good-bye”
c. An excuse


5. Garagenik:

a. A kind of hard candy
b. A style of music
c. Combination of English “garage” and Russian suffix “-nik” meaning a mechanic

 

 

 

 

 

Answers: 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.b, 5.c