51吃瓜 of the Day
zinfandel
noun
a dry red wine made from a black vinifera grape in California.
More about zinfandel
Zinfandel, 鈥渁 dry red wine,鈥� is of uncertain origin, but there is one promising explanation. Perhaps through an intermediary such as Czech or Hungarian, the idea is that zinfandel is a corruption of Zierfandler, a variety of Austrian grape. Though the change from the original Zierfandler to zinfandel is a little unusual, there is a phonological basis for this; what remains mysterious is how zinfandel came to refer to a black grape used to make red wine when Zierfandler is a red grape used to make white wine. Zinfandel was first recorded in English in the late 1890s.
EXAMPLE OF ZINFANDEL USED IN A SENTENCE
As the dinner guests arrived, he broke open a bottle of zinfandel to welcome them to his home.
succotash
noun
a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.
More about succotash
Succotash, 鈥渁 cooked dish of corn and beans,鈥� is adapted from 尘蝉铆肠办辩耻补迟补蝉丑, 鈥渂oiled whole kernels of corn,鈥� in Narragansett, which is an Algonquian language with roots in what is now Rhode Island. Narragansett and its close Algonquian relatives, including Massachusett and Maliseet, are the sources of many loanwords in American and Canadian English, such as mugwump, toboggan, and the 51吃瓜 of the Day wampum.听Succotash was first recorded in English circa 1750.
EXAMPLE OF SUCCOTASH USED IN A SENTENCE
They loved going over to their grandmother’s for dinner because she always served some variation of succotash.
驳茅苍辞颈蝉别
noun
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
More about 驳茅苍辞颈蝉别
骋茅苍辞颈蝉别, 鈥渁 light yellow cake,鈥� is the feminine form of French 驳茅苍辞颈蝉, 鈥渙f Genoa.鈥� Genoa, known as 骋锚苍别蝉 in French, Genova in Italian, and 窜锚苍补 in the local Ligurian language, is a major city in northwestern Italy. The city鈥檚 name has multiple possible origins. The Latin name, oppidum Genua, may reflect a connection to 驳别苍奴, 鈥渒nee,鈥� or gena, 鈥渃heek,鈥� perhaps because of its location in a corner of the Gulf of Genoa or near the mouth of an ancient waterway. However, in the Middle Ages, Genoa鈥檚 Latin name was changed to Janua, and this alternative may stem from Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings and doorways, or the noun 箩腻苍耻补, 鈥渄oor鈥� (compare janitor and January). 骋茅苍辞颈蝉别 was first recorded in English in the early 1930s.
EXAMPLE OF G脡NOISE USED IN A SENTENCE
The pastry chef made the most exquisite 驳茅苍辞颈蝉别 that we almost didn’t want to eat it!