A few New Zealand words I have come across and their American translations:
nappies = diapers
tomato sauce = ketchup
fillets (pronounced fill-its) = fillets (as in filet mignon)
jandals = flip-flops
biscuits/bickies = cookies
lolly = candy
car park = parking lot
trolleys = shopping carts
prams = strollers
capsicum = green bell pepper
dodgy = not good/bad (as in dodgy part of town)
entree = appetizer
mains = main dish (American entree)
gumboots = wellies (rubber boots/galoshes)
petrol = gasoline
wardrobe = closet for clothes
Just a few...more to follow!
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