spanish or english: body parts
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mon 6/1/2009
Some words sound cooler in Spanish, some sound cooler in English.
Of the following, which sounds cooler to you?
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ombligoLatin: umbilicus "a central point" |
belly buttonAnglian: bælg "leather bag, purse" + Old French: bouton "a button, bud" |
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axilaLatin: axilla "space underneath the arm" |
armpitLatin: armus "shoulder" + Latin: puteus "well, pit, shaft" |
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pescuezoCastillian Spanish: cuezo "collar" |
neckOld English: hnecca "neck, back of the neck" |
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rodillaLatin: rotella "little wheel" |
kneeLatin: genu "knee" |
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nalgasLatin: natica "buttocks" |
butt cheeksOld English: buttuc "end" |
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pestañasGreek: petalon"petal" |
eyelashesOld English: eage "to see" + las "flexible part of a whip" |
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senosLatin: sinus "curve" |
boobsLatin: puppa "little girl" |
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lóbulo de orejaLatin: lobus "hull, husk, pod" + Latin: auricula "ear" |
earlobeOld English: eare "organ of hearing" + Latin lobus "hull, husk, pod" |
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pulmónLatin: pulmo "the lung" |
lungLatin: levis "light" |
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riñónLatin: ren "kidney" |
kidneyOld English: cwið "womb" + ey "egg" |
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Jorge C
mon 6/1 1:52am
right... per0 y0 diria k p0mpaz, n0?
yaya03
mon 6/1 2:00am
I like to say "pompis"! That or "nalgas" and on special occasions i like to say "nachas" lol!
pimpdaddy4u05
mon 6/1 2:52am
or culo0o0o lol
Nelly
mon 6/1 8:34am
or nalgas lol
Puertorican Princess™
mon 6/1 9:28am
Or tracero o.o?
iDaniel
mon 6/1 10:16am
ill go with nelly yo dice culitoooooooooo! culoooo!
:)
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mon 6/1 10:38am
wow yeah us latinos have to many names for the bOOty :)
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mon 6/1 10:51am
or patra!!!
or posaderas!!!
or el hijo de hercules mas pequeño herculito!!! lol
JoSuEpH
mon 6/1 11:39am
Ok, now it has been corrected.
Jorge C
mon 6/1 2:20pm
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