2014年1月20日 星期一

caracole, Zapatista

beans, pasta, some vegetables, tortillas, coffee and a piece of sweet bread. I felt lucky since I was expecting only beans and tortillas, following the accounts of a Greek friend who spend some time in the several caracoles and Zapatista communities and who returned skeleton-thin months after

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some new words (20th Century) 2008

New words in the Merriam-Webster dictionary;

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Merriam-Webster Inc. has added more than 100 new entries to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. Here are some, along with the year in which Merriam-Webster first found them used in an English-language publication:
Air quotes (1989): gesture made by raising and flexing the index and middle fingers of both hands, used to call attention to a spoken word or expression.
Dark energy (1998): hypothetical form of energy that produces a force that opposes gravity and is thought to cause the accelerating expansion of the universe.
Dirty bomb (1956): bomb designed to release radioactive material.
Dwarf planet (1993): celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape, but is too small to disturb other objects from its orbit.
Edamame (1951): immature green soybeans, usually in the pod.
Fanboy (1919): boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies.
Infinity pool (1992): outdoor swimming pool with an edge over which water flows into a trough, but seems to flow into the horizon.
Jukebox musical (1993): musical that features popular songs from the past.
Kiteboarding (1996): the sport of riding on a small surfboard propelled across water by a large kite, to which the rider is harnessed.
Malware (1990): software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning.

Zapatista

Syllabification: Za·pa·tis·ta
Pronunciation: /ˌzäpəˈtēstə/
Entry from US English dictionary

noun

  • a member or supporter of a Mexican revolutionary force working for social and agrarian reforms, which launched a popular uprising in the state of Chiapas in 1994.

Origin

Spanish, named after Emiliano Zapata (see Zapata, Emiliano) + -ista.

caracole

Line breaks: cara|cole

noun

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction] Back to top  
  • (of a horse) perform a caracole: he danced sideways and then caracoled round the corner of the stables

Origin

early 17th century: from French caracole, caracol 'snail's shell, spiral'.



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