51吃瓜 of the Day
More about debouch
Debouch is an adaptation of French 诲茅产辞耻肠丑别谤, meaning both 鈥渢o unclog, uncork鈥� and 鈥渢o emerge, result, drain.鈥� The bouche element means 鈥渕outh鈥� and comes from Latin bucca, which means 鈥渃heek, jaw.鈥� Bucca eventually replaced Latin 艒蝉, 艒谤- (as in oral and oration) as the word for 鈥渕outh.鈥� Debouch was first recorded in English circa 1660.
EXAMPLE OF DEBOUCH USED IN A SENTENCE
Passengers in festive clothing debouched from the crowded subway on their way to the parade.
More about enisle
Enisle comes from French. En- roughly means 鈥渢o make happen, cause to be,鈥� as in the 51吃瓜 of the Day enkindle, while isle is an older spelling of French 卯濒别, 鈥渋sland,鈥� from Latin 墨苍蝉耻濒补. Isle and island are not related, but island (from Old English) gained its silent s by association with isle. Enisle was first recorded in English around 1610.
EXAMPLE OF ENISLE USED IN A SENTENCE
When the dam burst, the torrent of water filled the valley, enisling the highest points of land therein.
esperance
noun
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
More about esperance
Esperance comes by way of Middle French from Vulgar Latin 蝉辫脓谤补苍迟颈补, based on Latin 蝉辫脓蝉 鈥渉ope.鈥� Other derivatives of 蝉辫脓谤补苍迟颈补 include modern French 别蝉辫茅谤补苍肠别, Italian speranza, Portuguese 别蝉辫别谤补苍莽补, and Spanish esperanza, all meaning 鈥渉ope.鈥澛�Esperance was first recorded in English in the early 15th century.
EXAMPLE OF ESPERANCE USED IN A SENTENCE
The players were full of esperance about their new coach.