A story from an anthology, a list of untranslatable terms, possibly written by a female writer... I think one of the terms was "laha sihp", defined as "the first breath of fresh air taken after working all day at one's desk" - I think one of the other terms was "bag rack" but I can't recall the definition.
It was in an anthology from I think the late '60s - possibly a "best of the year" anthology.