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Manges (/ ˈ m ɑː ŋ ɡ eɪ s /; Greek: μάγκες [ˈma(ɲ)ɟes]; sing.: mangas / ˈ m ɑː ŋ ɡ ɑː s /, μάγκας [ˈma(ŋ)ɡas]) is the name of a social group in the Belle Époque era's [a] counterculture of Greece (especially of the great urban centers of Athens and Piraeus). The nearest English equivalent to the term "mangas" is ...
Mange (/ ˈ m eɪ n dʒ /) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. [1] Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange", or colloquially "the mange", suggesting poor condition of the skin and fur due to the infection, is sometimes reserved for pathological mite-infestation of nonhuman mammals.
This is a list of Spanish words of French origin. It is further divided into words that come from Modern French and Old French. In both cases, the words included did not exist in Latin. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.
Spanish slang (1 C, 12 P) Spanish profanity (34 P) ... Pages in category "Spanish words and phrases" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total.
The city's colorful history includes Native Americans, the French and the Spanish. New Orleans, consequently, has a mixed pedigree of influences when it comes to architecture, food, customs, and ...
Getty Images A visitor to Madrid relying on rusty high school Spanish may not hear much slang, known as "argot" or "jerga," while in Spain's capital. Not because it's rare, but because people tend ...
a sweet yeast bun, kind of a crossover between a popover and a light muffin; French also use the term as slang for 'pot belly', because of the overhang effect. bureau (pl. bureaux) government office; an agency for information exchange. Also means "desk" in French, and in the U.K.
Blancmange (/ b l ə ˈ m ɒ n ʒ /, [1] from French: blanc-manger [blɑ̃mɑ̃ʒe], lit. ' white eat ') is a sweet dessert popular throughout Europe commonly made with milk or cream and sugar, thickened with rice flour, gelatin, corn starch, or Irish moss [2] (a source of carrageenan), and often flavoured with almonds.