51吃瓜 of the Day
More about skrik
Skrik is a borrowing from Afrikaans, a South African language descended from Dutch, and comes from Dutch schrik, meaning 鈥渇right.鈥� While schrik is not related to English shriek, some linguists believe that it may share an origin with English shear or German schreien, 鈥渢o shout, yell.鈥� Skrik was first recorded in English in the late 1880s.
EXAMPLE OF SKRIK USED IN A SENTENCE
The bobcat鈥檚 screeching gave people living nearby quite a skrik.
premi猫re danseuse
noun
the leading female dancer in a ballet company.
More about premi猫re danseuse
In French, premi猫re danseuse means 鈥渇irst dancer,鈥� and the male equivalent is premier danseur. Danseuse comes from the verb danser, 鈥渢o dance,鈥� of unclear origin. 笔谤别尘颈猫谤别 ultimately derives from Latin 辫谤墨尘腻谤颈耻蝉, 鈥渙f the first rank,鈥� from 辫谤墨尘耻蝉, 鈥渇irst.鈥� 笔谤别尘颈猫谤别 danseuse was first recorded in English in the 1820s.
EXAMPLE OF PREMI脠RE DANSEUSE USED IN A SENTENCE
The premi猫re danseuse played the dual roles of Odette and Odile in the production of Swan Lake.
chelonian
adjective
belonging or pertaining to a reptilian order comprising turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.
More about chelonian
Chelonian comes from Ancient Greek 肠丑别濒峁搉脓, meaning 鈥渢urtle, tortoise.鈥� 颁丑别濒峁搉脓 could have connections with Slavic words for 鈥渢urtle鈥� or other Ancient Greek words, or it could come from an extinct ancient Mediterranean language. 颁丑别濒峁搉脓 is not related to Spanish 驳补濒谩辫补驳辞, 鈥渢ortoise.鈥� Chelonian was first recorded in English in the 1820s.
EXAMPLE OF CHELONIAN USED IN A SENTENCE
A bale of several chelonian critters scurried about in the water, every so often poking their heads out of their shells.