What is a Pitufo in Spain, Nam Ching Ling to the Chinese and Dardassim in Hebrew?

Smokeylicious

Smurf (short person) http://www.proz.com/kudoz/322837 Jan 15 08, 10:38 AM

zbeckabee

Smurf -- Spanish: Pitufos (singular: Pitufo; female: Pitufita or Pitufina). The name derives either from "Patufet", a slightly similar looking character (short, smurfish cap wearing) of the Catalonian folklore. Chinese: blue fairy spirits/elves/pixies. Hebrew: (dardasim) or singular: (dardas). Dardak is a small child. The somewhat rare Hebrew word "dardas" has a totally unrelated meaning (slipper or overshoe), and therefore should be treated as an invented word when referring to smurfs. It is still used in an insulting manner towards short people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfs Jan 15 08, 12:08 PM

gentlegiant17

The Hebrew name for Granpa Smurf is Dardasaba, a combination of "dardas" (see above zbeckabee's nice explanation) and "saba" (granpa). Thus, in Hebrew slang a person with a funny (usually short) beard is mockingly called "dardasaba". Jan 15 08, 3:07 PM