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However, the basket tacos as they are known today have their origin in the 1950s in the town of San Vicente Xiloxochitla, 10 km southwest of Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, known as la cuna (the cradle) or la capital (the capital) del taco de canasta. [6] [7] Originally, tacos sudados were a dish that was consumed after a day's work in the fields. [8]
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
A bilingual dictionary or translation dictionary is a specialized dictionary used to translate words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be unidirectional , meaning that they list the meanings of words of one language in another, or can be bidirectional , allowing translation to and from both languages.
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
Only the top card is relevant for the player/team to pick up the rest of the discard pile. In addition, if the player/team has not yet melded, they must meet the initial meld requirement using the top card of the discard pile in order to pick up the pile. In this case the points of the top card are included to meet the initial meld requirement.
The origin of this use is unclear. "Basket" is sometimes used as an adjective for a person who is born out of wedlock. [3] This occurs more commonly in British English. "Basket" also refers to a bulge in a man's crotch. [3] The word “basket” is frequently used in the colloquial “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
"Basket Case", a song by Warren Zevon from his 2002 album, My Ride's Here Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Basket Case .
The origin of the word olé is uncertain. A popular idea is that the word comes from Allāh, [2] [3] the Arabic word for God, perhaps as wa Ilâh (by God), or yāllāh (O God), [4] which became Hispanicized into olé meaning "bravo!" and used to express an appreciation of an outstanding performance in Spanish. [2]