Cebolla is one of the most versatile vegetables used in various cuisines around the world. Its distinctive aroma and flavour make it a fundamental ingredient, enhancing the taste of countless dishes with its savoury profile. The word cebolla is taken from the Latin word cepulla, which is a diminutive of the Latin word cēpa. The cebolla …
The European Spanish word for computer is ordenador. It was taken directly from the French word ordinateur, which in turn was coined in 1955 by the French branch of IBM. It is said that François Girard, the head of the advertising department at IBM France, felt that the English word computer was too similar to …
Around 20% of the world’s population speaks English either as a native or as a second language. The Spanish word for English is inglés and comes from the Old French word angleis, the name for one of the tribes (the Angles) which invaded the United Kingdom in the 5th century. Latin American pronunciation European pronunciation …
The word chisme is thought to have derived from the Latin word cimex, meaning bug, but it may also come from the Latin word schisma meaning division. In English, it translates to gossip. However, in Spanish, the word carries a much broader meaning than just the negative connotation associated with gossip and rumours in English. …
One of the most widely consumed foods in the word is rice, known as arroz in Spanish. Interestingly, Spain accounts for nearly 30% of rice production in the EU, only second to Italy! Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation The word arroz is borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز (ar-rawz), which ultimately comes from Arabic أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz, …
The fruit of the olive tree is known as the aceituna. The word aceituna comes from the Hispanic Arabic word az-zaytúna, which derives from the classical Arabic اَلزَّيْتُونَة (zaytūnah), which came in turn from the ancient Aramaic, zaytūnā. Olive oil was called az-zait. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation Aceituna is a feminine noun and takes the …