cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat is “olive” in your language?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhat is “olive” in your language?cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareYTG123@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s an Arabic loan word if I’ve ever seen one
minus-squarepaequ2@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYep. Spanish has a number of Arabic loan words, given Spain was conquered by the moors for a bit.
minus-squareHadriscus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIn french argot, people still say zitoune (zitun), I believe they got it from the algerians. Otherwise it’s just “olive”
That’s an Arabic loan word if I’ve ever seen one
Yep. Spanish has a number of Arabic loan words, given Spain was conquered by the moors for a bit.
In french argot, people still say zitoune (zitun), I believe they got it from the algerians. Otherwise it’s just “olive”