My favorite French word is Mortgage. Funnily enough this is the word used in English but not in French. The French have a separate word for a loan backed by pro

My favorite French word is Mortgage. Funnily enough this is the word used in English but not in French. The French have a separate word for a loan backed by property - Hypotheque. My guess is that the reason for this is that the original French word hits too close to home. Mort-Gage literally means Death Pledge.