English words, Spanish history

English wordSFROM SPANISH HISTORY

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conservatism

socialism

liberalism

Question 1 of 5

Which political ideology gets its English name from Spanish history?

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We get the word from the liberales behind the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

CORRECT: ‘Liberal’ (in the political sense) comes from Spanish history.

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Which of these English words is of Spanish origin?

cavalier

crusade

dagger

Question 2 of 5

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'Dagger' (daga) and 'cavalier' (caballero) came directly from Latin.

CORRECT: 'Crusade' (cruzada) entered English via the Spanish language.

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'browned'

'messy'

'abandoned'

Question 3 of 5

'Marooned' is an English word of Spanish origin. It now means ...

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It comes from the old Spanish word cimarrón (meaning 'wild').

CORRECT: 'marooned' means 'abandoned' (in an isolated or dangerous place).

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In English, the Spanish word guerrillero is ...

guerrillero

guerrilla

gorilla

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CORRECT: an historic misunderstanding means what the Spanish call guerrillero, we call 'guerrilla'.

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And (sorry) we pronounce it 'gorilla' (| ɡəˈrɪlə |), like the animal.

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'Savvy' entered English in the 1700s at the intersection of empires in the Caribbean. It means ...

'sap'(savia)

'clever'(espabilado)

'tasty'(sabroso)

Question 5 of 5

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CORRECT: 'Savvy' means espabilado and comes from the Spanish sabe (usted). But we put a 'v' sound in the middle: |ˈsævi |.

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linguisticcrusader

linguistic gorilla

linguistic guerrilla

savvy linguist

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