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The bras d'honneur is known by various names in different languages, including the Iberian slap, [a] forearm jerk, Italian salute, [b] or Kozakiewicz's gesture.
Iñaki, a neologism created by Sabino Arana meaning Ignatius, to be a Basque name analog to "Ignacio" in Spanish, "Ignace" in French, and "Ignazio" in Italian, and an alternative to the names Eneko and Iñigo. [7] Javier, from a placename possibly derived from Basque etxe berri, meaning 'new house' or 'new home'. [8]
The Cynic philosopher Diogenes, pictured by Gérôme with the large jar in which he lived; when strangers at the inn were expressing their wish to catch sight of the great orator Demosthenes, Diogenes is said to have stuck out his middle finger and exclaimed "This, for you, is the demagogue of the Athenians."
coscojo "kermes oak gall" (also Catalan coscoll "scarlet"), from Latin cusculius, from Iberian. cuérrago "riverbed"; also Portuguese córrego and corgo, from Late Latin corrugus "canal, water conduit in a mine", from Iberian; related to arroyo. galápago "tortoise" (also Catalan calàpat "toad"), from *calappacu.
Slapping or smacking is striking a person with the open palm of the hand, in a movement known as a slap or smack. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A backhand uses the back of the hand instead of the palm. Etymology and definitions
The famous bust of the "Lady of Elche", probably a priestess."Warrior of Moixent" Iberian (Edetan) ex-voto statuette, 2nd to 4th centuries BC, found in Edeta. The Iberians (Latin: Hibērī, from Greek: Ἴβηρες, Iberes) were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian Peninsula, at least from the 6th century BCE.
Slap, American skateboard magazine 1992–2008; Slap, Tržič, a municipality in Slovenia; SLAP tear, acronym derived from "superior labral tear from anterior to posterior", an injury to part of the shoulder blade
Iberia, in its most common meaning, refers to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. In history, it was also used to refer to anything pertaining to the former Kingdom of Iberia , an exonym for the Georgian kingdom of Kartli .