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  2. Baker - Wikipedia

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    Baker is an easily recognizable English surname of medieval occupational origin; Baxster is the female form. [26] [27] Equivalent family names of occupational origin meaning "baker" exist in other languages: Boulanger, Bulinger, Dufour, and Fournier in French, Bäcker in German, and Piekarz in Polish. [27]

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  4. Konditorei - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the word Konditor (the Konditorei 's baker) stems from the Latin word candire, which stands for “candying of fruits”. Another derivation is the Latin word conditura (condio), meaning to concoct (food) or preserve (fruits). [3] Konditorei is the German word for a pâtisserie or confectionery shop.

  5. Language exchange - Wikipedia

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    Language exchange is a method of language learning based on mutual language practicing by learning partners who are speakers of different languages. This is usually done by two native speakers teaching each other their native language. [ 1 ]

  6. Hornero - Wikipedia

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    The genus Furnarius was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot to accommodate a single species, the rufous hornero, which therefore becomes the type species. [4] [5] The genus name is from Latin furnarius meaning "baker" (from furnus meaning "oven"). [6] The genus contains eight species: [7] Band-tailed hornero ...

  7. Baker (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Baker is a common surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and Scotland where Gaelic was anglicized. From England the surname has spread to neighbouring countries such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and also to the English speaking areas of the Americas and Oceania where it is also common.

  8. List of French words of English origin - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, the Académie française as an institution absolutely guards the French language. This hurdle in the creation of new words allows time and space for English neologisms to enter common usage in the French language. In many cases, l'Académie publishes French alternatives or creates French neologisms, however these words often fail to ...

  9. Tandem (app) - Wikipedia

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    Tandem is a language exchange app on iOS and Android that connects language learners with native speakers. [2] Members can search for language exchange partners to talk to by either text or voice chat [3] As of October 2023, the app supports more than 300 languages, including 20 sign languages, 20 indigenous languages and six fictional ones, such as Mandalorian or Klingon.