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Posted By: Wordwind Octopus - 09/19/02 09:22 AM
The Langtolang word of the day is octopus. The French and German words were the most interesting:

"octopus

Turkish: ahtapot
German: Krake
French: pieuvre
Italian: polpo
Spanish: pulpo "

Posted By: Faldage Re: Ahtapot - 09/19/02 01:06 PM
Sounds like the Turks stole their word from the Greeks

Posted By: WhitmanO'Neill Re: Octopus - 09/19/02 06:36 PM
Hmmm..lessee...

Jazzahtapot
Jazzkrake
Jazzpieuvre
Jazzpolpo
Jazzpulpo

Whattiya think, Jazzo? I think Jazzahtapot works! Jazza's got a certain ring to it!




Posted By: Jazzoctopus Re: Octopus - 09/20/02 01:16 AM
Jazzahtapot
Jazzkrake
Jazzpieuvre
Jazzpolpo
Jazzpulpo


Why am I not surprised that someone was going to derive this?

Ahtapot sounds like a 2 year old trying to pronounce octopus . . .

Posted By: doc_comfort Re: Octopus - 09/23/02 12:00 AM
krake, as in kraken - the giant squid?

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