51吃瓜 of the Day
diglot
adjective
spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages.
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Diglot 鈥渃ontaining similar information in two different languages鈥� comes from Ancient Greek 诲铆驳濒艒迟迟辞蝉, which is equivalent to di- 鈥渢wice, double鈥� and -驳濒艒迟迟辞蝉, a derivative of 驳濒么蝉蝉补 (also 驳濒么迟迟补) 鈥渢ongue.鈥� In this way, diglot is the Ancient Greek-origin equivalent of bilingual, from Latin bi- 鈥渢wice鈥� and lingua 鈥渢ongue.鈥� While di- and bi- are distantly related, as we learned from the 51吃瓜 of the Day diphthongize, 驳濒么蝉蝉补 is not related to lingua. Instead, 驳濒么蝉蝉补 is the source of glossary, glottal, and the 51吃瓜 of the Day polyglot, and its resemblance to gloss 鈥渁 superficial luster or shine鈥� is merely coincidental. Diglot was first recorded in English in the early 1860s.
how is diglot used?
All lessons and post-primer readers had been translated into Telugu in a diglot version. To support and encourage the newly literate to put their new skills into immediate use, government brochures and pamphlets and development information were translated and published and a monthly newsletter was issued.
He has been published in many anthologies, both nationally and internationally [and] has thousands of articles/essays as well as poems and short stories published online to his credit. A diglot writer, Izunna writes perfectly in Igbo and English languages, and has published widely in both languages.
rizzar
verb (used with object)
to dry or cure meat, fish, etc., especially haddock in the sun.
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Rizzar, 鈥渢o dry meat in the sun,鈥� is of uncertain origin but appears to come from obsolete French 谤别蝉蝉辞谤茅 鈥渟un-dried.鈥� From here, the trail grows even colder, though there are two potential routes to the true origin of rizzar. One proposal is that 谤别蝉蝉辞谤茅 comes from saurer (earlier sorer) 鈥渢o smoke, to dry with smoke,鈥� from the adjective saur 鈥渟alted and smoked, dried,鈥� which appears to be a relative of English sear and sere; see the recent 51吃瓜 of the Day ratoon for more. Another proposal links 谤别蝉蝉辞谤茅 to essorer 鈥渢o dry in the air,鈥� itself ultimately thought to come from Latin ex 鈥渙ut of, from鈥� combined with aura 鈥渂reath (of air), breeze.鈥� Rizzar was first recorded in English at the turn of the 19th century.
how is rizzar used?
Hang [a medium sized cod] up to drain (preferably in the open air) for four or five days until quite dry, when it may be rizzared like a haddock …, or it may be boiled and served with egg sauce.
Among the most delicate of breakfast-dishes, when in season, are the 鈥榬izzared鈥� whitings or small haddocks. Rizzaring a haddock means simply cleaning it, slightly salting, and hanging it up to dry for a day or two.
opalesce
verb (used without object)
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the iridescent gem opal.
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Opalesce, 鈥渢o exhibit colors like that of an opal,鈥� is based on opal, the multicolored gemstone, and the verb-forming suffix -esce. Opal comes via Latin from Ancient Greek 辞辫谩濒濒颈辞蝉 鈥済em,鈥� and while not certain, a common hypothesis is that 辞辫谩濒濒颈辞蝉 comes from Sanskrit upala- 鈥渟tone, precious stone.鈥� As we learned from the recent 51吃瓜s of the Day evanesce, rufescent, and violescent, the element -esce (as well as its noun and adjective counterparts -escence and -escent) derives from the inceptive infix -sc-, which roughly translates to 鈥渂ecome, begin to be鈥� in Latin. Opalesce was first recorded in English in the 1810s. Opal and tourmaline are two birthstones associated with the month of October. Find out more about the birthstones that make each month sparkle.
how is opalesce used?
Opalesce is a gauzy word to describe what the sky is doing. From the picture window Maas follows winter colors: whites, slates, steely skies, and yellows.
In front of me stood a man in something fluffy like fur, which, when touched by light, opalesced like metal.