51吃瓜 of the Day
circumambulate
verb
to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
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Circumambulate 鈥渢o walk around鈥� is a compound of two Latin-origin stems: circum- 鈥渁round鈥� and ambul- 鈥渢o walk.鈥� As we learned from the recent 51吃瓜s of the Day circadian and circumstellar, circum- comes from Latin circus 鈥渃ircle,鈥� which is the source of English terms such as circa, circular, and circumference. The stem ambul- comes from Latin 补尘产耻濒腻谤别 鈥渢o walk,鈥� which gives rise to English amble, ambulance, and funambulist 鈥渢ightrope walker.鈥� In modern Romance languages, though nothing is certain, some linguists hypothesize that Latin 补尘产耻濒腻谤别 may be the root (following a long series of unusual sound changes) of Spanish andar 鈥渢o walk鈥� and French aller 鈥渢o go鈥� (as in the recent 51吃瓜 of the Day laisser-aller). Circumambulate was first recorded in the 1650s.
how is circumambulate used?
I鈥檓 proud to say I did circumambulate the gigantic, three-century-old Zamana tree. With branches that span the equivalent of a city block, it鈥檚 a tropical tree of life.
Circumambulation, an intentional, ceremonial circling of a sacred object, is an ancient ritual with roots in many world cultures 鈥�. [English professor and photographer David Robertson] explained that circumambulating Mt. Tam was a way for him to create meaning for himself in relation to the natural world.
ganache
noun
a whipped frosting or filling made with semisweet chocolate and cream, used for cakes, pastries, and candies.
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Ganache 鈥渁 filling made with chocolate and cream鈥� is a loanword from French, and before it gained its sweet, present-day meaning, it meant 鈥渉orse鈥檚 jaw鈥� and could be used as an insult for another person鈥檚 intelligence (or lack of it). Quite the peculiar changes in definition there! Prior to French, ganache was adapted from Italian ganascia 鈥渏aw鈥�; the change in spelling from sc to ch is to preserve the 鈥渟huh鈥� sound, which is represented in French as ch and in Italian as sc (when followed by an e or i). Ultimately, ganache comes from Ancient Greek gnathos 鈥渏aw,鈥� which is not connected to English gnash 鈥渢o grind the teeth together鈥� but is distantly related to English chin. Ganache was first recorded in English in the early 19th century.
how is ganache used?
Yazzie鈥檚 program鈥搒upported by World Central Kitchen鈥揷ontinues to purchase cocoa powders that baker Vanessa Casillas (Ho-Chunk, Chicana) whips into a tasty dessert for each meal, like a Belizean chocolate chantilly or cupcakes with Belizean chocolate ganache in the middle, served to a diverse tribal community, including Ojibwe and Dakota elders at the Indian Center.
borborygmi
plural noun
rumbling or gurgling sounds caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.
Why Abiola Mubarak Mohammed chose borborygmi
As a prize for winning the Dictionary Derby, Abiola Mubarak Mohammed, a medical professional, chose today's 51吃瓜 of the Day. When asked why borborygmi was chosen for 51吃瓜 of the Day, Abiola Mubarak Mohammed wrote, "It was the first word that crossed my mind the moment this golden opportunity availed itself. It was my medical word of choice for the most intriguing medical term entry in my final year (in my yearbook). The word simply speaks for itself."
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Borborygmi 鈥済urgling sounds in the intestines鈥� is the plural of borborygmus, which indicates a single gurgling sound. Like many singular Latin nouns ending in -us, this ending switches to -i in the plural form, but remember that not all -us nouns from Latin change in this way; one opus becomes two opera, one octopus becomes two octopodes, and鈥攖echnically鈥攐ne Prius should become two Priora, though the hypercorrection Prii has won over in popularity. The y in borborygmi shows that, before Latin, the word was borrowed from Ancient Greek: one 产辞谤产辞谤测驳尘贸蝉 and two 产辞谤产辞谤测驳尘辞铆, with the -os and -oi endings becoming Latinized to -us and -i according to the custom at the time. 叠辞谤产辞谤测驳尘贸蝉 was created by imitating the rumbling sound in question, and for a similarly formed word, compare 产谩谤产补谤辞蝉 鈥渇oreign,鈥� the source of barbarian and the name Barbara. Borborygmi was first recorded in English in the 1710s.
how is borborygmi used?
Whoo, that was embarrassing. I accidentally let my borborygmi go. Of course, borborygmi is involuntary, I can鈥檛 help it. Borborygmi, the rumbling sound of your gut, doesn鈥檛 come from your stomach, nor is it solely because you鈥檙e hungry.
For all that the dog is demonic and the detective dazzling, the genius of The Hound of the Baskervilles lies in its main location 鈥�. This bog鈥檚 borborygmi, says the novel鈥檚 villain, cause the ghostly howling that can sometimes be heard, but the natives say it鈥檚 the hound, and they鈥檙e right.