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A chokha, [a] also known as a cherkeska, [2] is a woolen coat with a high neck that is part of the traditional male dress of peoples of the Caucasus. [3] It was in wide use among Avars, Eastern Armenians [4] Abazins, Abkhazians, Azerbaijanis, Balkars, Chechens, Circassians, Georgians, Ingush, Karachays, Kumyks, Nogais, Ossetians, Tats, the peoples of Dagestan, as well as Terek, Kuban [4 ...
Crawford set phrases chanted by Mardi Gras Indians to music for the song. Crawford himself states that he has no idea what the words mean, and that he originally sang the phrase "Chock-a-mo", but the title was misheard by Chess Records and Checker Records president Leonard Chess, who misspelled it as "Jock-a-mo" for the record's release. [1]
This article is a summary of common slang words and phrases used in Puerto Rico. Idiomatic expressions may be difficult to translate fully and may have multiple meanings, so the English translations below may not reflect the full meaning of the expression they intend to translate.
A pair of siblings have reignited a debate over cake — specifically, what it means to be a chocolate cake. In December, Gia Cooper posted a video to TikTok, and later to Instagram, where the ...
Yields: 8-10 servings. Prep Time: 25 mins. Total Time: 5 hours 30 mins. Ingredients. Vegan Pie Crust. 1/4 c. ice water. 1 1/2 tsp. distilled white vinegar. 2 c.
McDonald’s beloved mascot’s Irish (and appropriately green) relative flew to the States on Tuesday, Feb. 4, ahead of the Shamrock Shake’s annual return.
Being Yiddish, the meaning can change by the use of gestures and a change in tone, so that tsatskele can become the favorite child. Leo Rosten, author of The Joys of Yiddish, combines the two main meanings and gives an alternative sense of tchotchke as meaning a young girl, a "pretty young thing".
Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of on (often treated as, roughly, the number of syllables per unit or line):