"Campo = Field; Oh!?" Topic
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| grommet37 | 15 Jan 2015 2:36 p.m. PST |
So, I was reading the Febreze bottle a few months ago, and I realized that the Spanish word "campo" meant field, meadow, countryside. Hence camp, camping, campus, campaign, champion, Champs-Élysées, etc. I guess I never made the connection. The things that suddenly occur to one, standing at the commode, staring off into space, learning Latin from product labels… |
| Tango01 | 15 Jan 2015 3:40 p.m. PST |
Field Marshal = Mariscal de Campo. (smile) Nudist camp = Campo nudista (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| grommet37 | 16 Jan 2015 3:20 p.m. PST |
I knew you would understand my friend. "Champion" was a real eye-opener for me. |
| Tango01 | 16 Jan 2015 11:33 p.m. PST |
Champion # Campeón Amicalement
Armand |
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