Note on pronunciation: It is pronounced “cuck-queen.” ORIGIN – Feminine form of late Old English cuckold, in turn from Old French cucuault, from cucu ‘cuckoo’ (the cuckoo’s lays its eggs in other bird’s nests). The equivalent words in French and other languages applied to both ...
Pancake Day is the most popular term for this celebration, but it is also referred to asShrove Tuesdayin Ireland and England, or Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras here in the United States. Mardi Gras is a French term brought to America by French settlers to Louisiana. It literally means 'Grease ...
Om a hung benza guru pema siddhi hung (Tibetan pronunciation).EMPOWERMENT LINEAGE:As it may be confirmed during the empowerment, as far as Sakya Friends was advised in Nepal, this Guru Rinpoche empowerment lineage comes from Apam Terton - Orgyen Trinlé Lingpa (1895-1945) who discovered many ...
The word “Crayola” represents a combination of the French words for “chalk” and “oily,” which makes perfect sense given that crayons are small waxy sticks invented to supplement low-quality chalk. Upon its debut in 1903, a box of crayons comprised only eight colors, but by the time ...