2022-08-30

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-08-30.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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haggard

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killing jar

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entomology

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  • ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) <- ἔντομος (cut up) (with reference to the division of their bodies into segments) <- εν- + -τομος <- τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) (cf. epitome, atom, etc.)
  • cf. entomophagy (the practice of eating insects, especially by people)

wasp

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  • Old English wæfs, wæps, wæsp

tart

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depraved

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  • Latin dēprāvō (I distort) <- prāvus (crooked)

stag

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  • probably representing Old English *stacga (compare various other names of animals, docga (dog), frocga (frog), *picga (pig))

matador

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  • Spanish matador (killer, matador) <- matar (to kill)

gore

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  • cf. gory (original sense “gore-like, bloody”)

entrée

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  • French entrée (entry)
  • U.S. “the main dish of a meal”
  • U.K. “a dish served before the main course”