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irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

What's a piece of esoteric knowledge you have?

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What's a piece of esoteric knowledge you have?

irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago
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  • will@lemm.eeEnglish
    49·
    2 months ago

    “Bizarre” is the only word from the Basque language that is regularly used in the English language

    (Can’t wait to be proven wrong in 5… 4… 3…)

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
      32·
      2 months ago

      https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english/

      Sorry for the delay

      • will@lemm.eeEnglish
        27·
        2 months ago

        😂 Ok so the “regularly” in my post is doing a bit of lifting. Not too much tho (anchovy is the only other one you could possibly consider frequently used, unless you have a particularly bizarre vocabulary).

        • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
          23·
          2 months ago

          bilbo, meaning a sword made in Bilbao,

          Bilbo Baggins is the hero of The Hobbit, which every true lemmy user has tattooed on their left thigh.

          • SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world
            14·
            2 months ago

            I have it tattooed on my middle thigh.

            • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
              6·
              2 months ago

              That’s your nose!

          • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.websiteEnglish
            101·
            2 months ago

            TIL I’m not a true Lemmy user.

            • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
              13·
              2 months ago

              You shall not pass!

            • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
              9·
              2 months ago

              $50.00 and I’ll keep it quiet.

    • salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      8·
      2 months ago

      I found this really interesting so I looked it up! This website claims that “anchovy” also came to English from Basque, along with “bilbo” and possibly “jingo”.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        1·
        2 months ago

        By jingo!

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