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johnnymetoo t1_j177v11 wrote
Reply to comment by fogindex in [OC] English Words of Spanish Origin and the Number of Mentions in Wikipedia by OfficialWireGrind
Also barbecue: "The English word barbecue and its cognates in other languages come from the Indigenous Taino word barbacoa. Etymologists believe this to be derived from barabicu found in the language of the Arawak people of the Caribbean and the Timucua people of Florida"
carlitospig t1_j18icfp wrote
Thank you, I’ve actually been curious of it’s origin too (love language history!), and for some reason assumed it was French/Latin.
Vindepomarus t1_j17mg5a wrote
Barbecue isn't on the list.
johnnymetoo t1_j17mlp7 wrote
I know, I just wanted to mention it.
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