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from Berber merīn ' Marinid ' (modern Spanish Benimerines), the people of North Africa who originally bred this type of sheep. moreno — brown , brunette , dark-skinned person from moro ' a Moor ' , from Latin Maurus , from Ancient Greek Maúros , probably of Berber origin, but possibly related to the Arabic مَغْرِب maġrib ' west ...
Coromines proposed instead: 1) Celtic or Indo-European word akin to Welsh aredig "tillage" or Old High German art "cultivated land". This comparison was already suggested by Hubschmid who related the term with Indo-European verbs such as Latin arare "to plough"; [1] 2) Iberian [2] balsa "pond, pool" (also Catalan bassa, Portuguese balseiro ...
Spanish supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Spain who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015 [update] , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 45 Spanish supercentenarians , including 42 residents and 3 emigrants. [ 1 ]
People of former Spanish colonies (8 C, 1 P) Spanish victims of crime (4 C, 15 P) People from the Crown of Castile (24 P) Cultural depictions of Spanish people (21 C ...
Juan Pablo de Bonet (1573-1633), pioneer of education for the deaf, he published Reducción de las letras y arte para enseñar a hablar a los mudos ("Summary of the letters and the art of teaching speech to the mute") in 1620 in Madrid, the first modern treatise of sign language phonetics, setting out a method of oral education for deaf people ...
3. Keebler Fudge Magic Middles. Neither the chocolate fudge cream inside a shortbread cookie nor versions with peanut butter or chocolate chip crusts survived.
Bed blocker: [7] A derogatory term used to describe older people taking up hospital beds in a healthcare system. Beldame: An outdated term referring to an old woman, especially an ugly one. Biddy: [8] An annoying, gossipy or interfering old lady. Blue-hair: [2] Derogatory term referring to older women who color their hair a distinctive silvery ...
Lawmakers on Thursday rejected a deal backed by President-elect Donald Trump to fund swaths of the U.S. government, upping the risk of a partial shutdown heading into the holiday season.. Trump ...