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cuckold - Etymology dictionary

05.10.2020 — {11}}cuckold (n.) mid 13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see CUCKOO (Cf. cuckoo)) + pejorative suffix ault, of Germanic origin. So called from the ...
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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana, and the Gaudiya …
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bizarre - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

bizarre (adj.) 1640s, from Fr. bizarre " odd, fantastic" (16c.), originally "handsome, brave," perhaps from Basque bizar " a beard" (the notion being of bearded Spanish soldiers making a strange impression on the French); alternative etymology traces it to It. bizarro " angry, fierce, irascible," from bizza " fit of anger.
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wasabi - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

herb root used in cooking, 1903, from Japanese. Look at other dictionaries: Wasabi — (Eutrema japonica) Systematik Eurosiden II Ordnung: Kreuzblütlerartige (Brassicales) … Deutsch Wikipedia. wasabi — [wä′sə bē] n. [Jpn] an herb (Eutrema wasabi) of the crucifer family, with greenish roots that are grated and used like horseradish in Japanese dishes …