Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The origin of the name is disputed. Most sources maintain the name comes from Duffel, [5] a town in Flanders, Belgium, where the thick duffel cloth used to make the bag originated in the 17th century. [6] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word dates back to 1649, used to describe ‘a coarse woollen cloth having a thick nap or ...
A nile bayong is a type of bag from the Philippines made by weaving dried leaves, usually from buri in the Visayas and pandan in Luzon. [1] [2] It is also made using native Philippinese plants such as abaca, bacbac, karagumoy, sabutan, romblon and tikog. [2] [3] Plastic strips are also used as synthetic substitute for leaves. [1]
duffel or duffle — heavy woollen cloth, hence duffel coat and duffel bag; after Duffel, a town in Belgium where it was first made ; Dunkirk spirit, after the evacuation of Dunkirk in World War II; Estrela Mountain Dog — Estrela Mountains, where this dog breed is originally from; Fez, (also called tarboosh), a hat — Fez, a city in Morocco
A leather holdall Flight 93 gym bag, 2001. In American English, a gym bag or carryall and in British English a sports bag is a large bag made of cloth or leather typically with a rectangular base and a zippered opening at the top. Two handles enable the bag to be carried, and a (usually removable) strap lets the user support the bag on the ...
The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
Old Tagalog word, meaning "to dig", referring to the digging for treasures in the area in its early history. [7] Bignay: Valenzuela: Named for the bignay tree. [9] Binondo: Manila: Spanish rendering of the old Tagalog name binundok, meaning mountainous or hilly. Buli: Muntinlupa: Named for the buri palm. Bungad: Quezon City: Filipino word for ...
Folk etymologies explaining the origin of the name include: misa-misa, a phrase that the natives used in the early days of Christianization of the northern coast of Mindanao to welcome priests that visited the area to celebrate mass; [79] and kuyamis, Subanon for a variety of sweet coconut that used to be the food staple of the natives. [80]
A bag may or may not be disposable; however, even a disposable bag can often be used many times, for economic and environmental reasons. On the other hand, there may be logistic or hygienic reasons to use a bag only once. For example, a garbage bag is often disposed of with its contents. A bag for packaging a disposable product is often ...