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'Pachamama' — Quechua for 'Mother Earth.' Not just a word — a worldview encoded in grammar. On Earth Day: the language you speak shapes how you see the world you live in. 🌍 #WordWednesday #EarthDay #LanguageLearning https://floonzy.com/go/njfqrq
Blowing from up high in the tower (hoog van de toren blazen): to talk big, be high and mighty
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Bever
bee-vur. n. A slight meal, not necessarily accompanied by drink, taken between breakfast and dinner, or between dinner and tea.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 12
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Besom
n. (2) A naughty child "My young Katie be a rare little besom, a'rollicking and a'rellocking over everything."
The Dialect of Kent (c1950) pg 8
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'Saudade' (Portuguese) — a deep, melancholic longing for something absent. Often called the most untranslatable word in any language. Our Brazilian Portuguese course lets you learn feelings English cannot name. #WordWednesday #LearnPortuguese https://floonzy.com/go/yane76
Throwing soot in the food (roet in het eten gooien) - Mess a good thing up.
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Anvil-clouds
n.pl. White clouds shaped somewhat like a blacksmith's anvil, said to denote rain.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 4
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A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 4
You can search the dictionary yourself here - www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/dic...
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Anthony-pig
ant-uni pig. n. The smallest pig of the litter, supposed to be the favourite, or at any rate the one which requires most care, and peculiarly under the protection of St. Anthony.
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Word Wednesday: 'Estrenar' (Spanish) — to use or wear something for the very first time. The specific joy of a first wearing, a first use. The first time you hold a real conversation in Spanish — that is an estrenar. ✨ #WordWednesday #LearnSpanish
Tree blossoms against a blue sky
Whipped cream trees (slagroombomen). This one isn't actually a Dutch expression. It's something my mother invented to describe spring blossoms. One day, I'll include this one in one of my novels, as I really love it.
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Anointed
unoi-ntid. adj. Mischievous; troublesome. "He's a proper anointed young rascal," occasionally enlarged to: "The devil's own anointed young rascal."
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms
Word Wednesday: 'Madrugada' (Spanish) — the deep hours of the night, between midnight and dawn, when the world is quiet and the air feels different. English says 'early morning.' Spanish says this. We know which we prefer. ✨ #WordWednesday #LearnSpanish #LanguageLearning
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Annit
Corruption of "Is it not" or "Isn't it", into the slang term "Aint it", and moulded into the Wealden brogue as "Annit". "Look at that rainbow, mairt. Annit a wonderful soight!"
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Knikkers: marbles. Do pronounce the first k, or else you'll get into trouble.
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Ampery
amp-uri. adj. Weak; unhealthy; beginning to decay, especially applied to cheese. (see also Hampery.)
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888). Pg 3.
Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Amon
ai-mun n. A hop, two steps, and a jump. (see also Half-amon) A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 3
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
All-on
adv. (2) Continually. ""He kep all on actin'-about, and wouldn't tend to nothin'."" - L.R.A.G.
(see also All-on (1)
Notes on 'A Dictionary of Kentish Dialect & Provincialisms' (c1977), pg 2
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It'll be a sausage to me (Het zal me worst wezen) - I don't care.
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Allemash-day
al-imash. n. French, À la mèche. The day on which the Canterbury silk-weavers begin to work by candle-light.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888). Pg 2
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Ink fish (inktvis) - squid
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
All-a-most
adv. Almost.
au-lumoast
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 2
You can search the dictionary yourself here - www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/dic...
Dust sucker (stofzuiger) - a vacuum cleaner
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Ale-sop
A refection consisting of toast and strong ale, hot; customarily partaken of by the servants in many large establishments in Kent on Christmas day.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms, 2
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Today's Kentish word from our online dictionary is
Alesop
A refection consisting of toast and strong ale, hot; customarily partaken of by the servants in many large establishments in Kent on Christmas day.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 2
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Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is
Aleing
"ai-ling
n. An old-fashioned entertainment, given with a view to collecting subscriptions from guests
invited to partake of a brewing of ale.
A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (1888), pg 2
