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16 hours ago · Some of the divergence comes from semantic change: where the same root words have developed different meanings. For example, the Portuguese word fresta is descended from Latin fenestra "window" (and is thus cognate to French fenêtre , Italian finestra , Romanian fereastră and so on), but now means "skylight" and "slit".
16 hours ago · Today, there is a small growing Nikkei community of Japanese Filipinos in Davao with roots to the old Little Japan in Mintal or Calinan in Davao City during the American colonial period, where many had roots starting out in Abaca plantations or from workers of the Benguet Road (Kennon Road) to Baguio.
16 hours ago · muffin. thick round baked yeast roll, usually toasted and served with butter (US: English muffin ) confection similar to a cupcake but unfrosted and less sweet, sometimes even savory (e.g., corn muffin) * (UK: American muffin ) muffler. a scarf. device to silence an automobile (UK: silencer) or gramophone. mum.
16 hours ago · 28. Massachusetts has the same rate as Colorado, with 23.7% of remote workers, and Oregon comes next in line with 22.7%. Virginia ranks number 6 with 22.3% of remote workers; New Jersey holds the ...
16 hours ago · Other letters and digraphs of the Latin alphabet used for spelling this sound are ń (in Polish ), ň (in Czech and Slovakian ), ñ (in Spanish ), nh (in Portuguese and Occitan ), gn (in Italian and French ), and ny (in Hungarian, among others).
16 hours ago · Congee (/ ˈ k ɒ n dʒ iː /, derived from Tamil கஞ்சி) is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice-water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal porridge to a gruel.
16 hours ago · Name The ethnonym Galli is generally derived from a Celtic root * gal - 'power, ability' (cf. Old Breton gal 'power, ability', Irish gal 'bravery, courage'). Brittonic reflexes give evidence of an n-stem * gal-n-, with the regular development * galn - > gall - (cf. Middle Welsh gallu, Middle Breton gallout 'to be able', Cornish gallos 'power'). The ethnic names Galátai and Gallitae, as well ...
