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two word suggestions
« on: September 16, 2021, 02:27:29 AM »
derecho — a term which should be familiar to those with an interest in meteorology.

edamame — should be familiar to foodies, definitely growing in popularity.

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Re: two word suggestions
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2021, 07:22:25 AM »
Never heard of them.

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« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2021, 09:02:56 AM »
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Edamame are edible young soybeans that are harvested and picked before they have ripened. In Japanese, eda 枝 means ‘stems’ and mame 豆 means ‘beans’, as they are often sold while still encased in pods with the stems attached.

Long been consumed in Japan since the ancient times, edamame is now considered a mainstream ingredient in the US in the recent years.

A general rule of thumb: Mainstream in America, Mainstream in Australia ten years later.  I can remember when Sushi and Sushimi were unknown.

Derecho, maybe not so.  We have stuck by Cyclones instead of having Hurricanes and Tornados and, I stand to be corrected, I am not sure if we have destructive storms that move in a straight line.
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Re: two word suggestions
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2021, 03:04:29 PM »
https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/derecho

Hispanics appear to be taking over US English while reclaiming the country!

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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2021, 02:45:47 AM »
https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/derecho

Hispanics appear to be taking over US English while reclaiming the country!

Although American English has adopted a lot of Spanish words (of course, English has a long history of adopting words from other languages!), the term derecho was created by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs, a Danish-born (now Germany) scientist who 'was fluent in Danish, French, German, Italian, and English, and knew some Greek and Latin' in 1888.

Derechoes are similar to squall lines, but tend to be more severe, longer in duration, and travel faster. They are very destructive.

Derecho, maybe not so.  We have stuck by Cyclones instead of having Hurricanes and Tornados

Meteorologists use the term cyclone to refer to any system of low barometric pressure. Some areas in the U.S. refer to tornadoes as 'cyclones'. But hurricanes (aka tropical cyclones) and tornadoes are very specific types of cyclones.

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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2021, 03:03:13 AM »
the term derecho was created by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs, a Danish-born scientist who 'was fluent in Danish, French, German, Italian, and English, and knew some Greek and Latin' in 1888.

He obviously knew a little Spanish too;


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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2022, 11:10:35 AM »
Derecho is in several dictionaries, generally labeled as "US". It seems Hinrichs adopted a Spanish term for straight or direct, in contrast to tornado, turning.

I'll add it as a rare word.
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2022, 11:22:14 AM »
Edamame is also in several dictionaries. It means a young soybean that can be eaten in its pod, or a dish prepared from such beans. The origin of the word is Japanese. Different sources tell different stories about which English speaking places use the word most frequently. According to GLOWBE it's most used in Canada, while News on the Web shows New Zealand as the place where it's most frequently used.

A very recent usage example is from the Manchester Evening News (UK) on the 18th of this month:

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A veggie version of the barm will feature the chain’s vegetarian dumplings, which are made with spinach, cabbage, carrots and edamame.

It will now be accepted as a rare word.
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Re: two word suggestions
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2022, 11:43:08 AM »
Two-fer-two! Thanks, Alan.