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An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's, will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology.
Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, [citation needed] Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways.
Margariteño musician and composer José Elías "Chelías" Villaroel proposes an alternate etymology for the malagueña, suggesting that the genre was originally entitled halagüeña (from halagar "to flatter") due to the flattering nature of the lyrics, and only later was the "m" added via conflation with the existing musical styles from Spain ...
' three-milk cake '; Spanish: pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches or bizcocho de tres leches), dulce de tres leches, [1] [2] also known as pan tres leches (lit. ' three-milk bread ' ) or simply tres leches , is a sponge cake originating in North, Central and South America soaked in three kinds of milk : evaporated milk , condensed milk ...
A standard size cup is 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter and holds about 4 ounces (110 g), although pans for both miniature and jumbo size cupcakes exist. [20] Specialty pans may offer many different sizes and shapes. Cupcakes may be plain cakes without any frosting or other decoration.
The town and its region (Γραϊκή, Graïkē) have been derived from the word γραῖα graia "old woman" which in its turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European language root *ǵerh 2-/*ǵreh 2-, "to grow old" via Proto-Greek *gera-/grau-iu; [224] the same root later gave γέρας geras (/keras/), "gift of honour" in Mycenean Greek. [225]
Achadas da Cruz, parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira; Cruz, Vila Nova de Famalicão, parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão; Porto da Cruz, parish in the district of Machico, Madeira; Puerto Rico Cruz, Moca, Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Moca, in Puerto Rico; Spain: Puerto de la Cruz, a city on the island ...
Da Cruz is a Brazilian World music group composed of Mariana Da Cruz, Swiss producer Ane Hebeisen (Ane H.), guitar player Oliver Husmann and percussionist Pit Lee. Da Cruz was formed in 2005 when Hebeisen, formerly of the Swiss industrial-electro group Swamp Terrorists, met Da Cruz, a Bossa Nova singer in an Irish pub, in Lisbon while touring Portugal.