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Though the English word stomach derives from a Greek word stoma, that Greek word stoma itself does not mean stomach but:______________ |
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| 2.
Carillons got their names from a vulgar Latin word for a set of bells, :"quadrinio", or in a more French form: "quadrillon". How many bells was that originally? |
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3.
The French word gigue refers to a dance for which you need agile legs.
A leg of mutton is un gigot in that same language. Which word for a professional seducer of ladies is also related to the idea of a "dancer with agile legs"? |
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| 4.
How did corned beef get its name? |
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| 5.
In more heroic times the man who walked in front of the army was the general himself, the army- ruler or "heri-wald". Later the man who walked in front of ther army was just the messenger, the announcer of news or the ________________ |
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| 6.
"Hurrah" was a shout that originated with the Cossacks in Russia. It meant: |
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| 7.
Which of these words refers to forecasting events on the basis of dreams? |
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| 8.
A marinade was originally a very simple affair. It meant that you soaked food in ____________________ |
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| 9.
Which of these words refers to a Portuguese type of song in which the sad fate of human beings is sung about in a plaintive, almost bluesy style? |
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| 10.
Which of these is the correct origin of the word migraine ? |
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