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barong
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5native name; prob. akin to PARANG6 a heavy knife with an ornate pommel, used by the Moros of the Philippines
New to me. I saw bolos. I was not in Muslim areas. I think the Moros were Muslim, but not sure.
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barrracoon
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5Sp barrac<n, aug. of barraca: see BARRACK16 an enclosure or barracks, formerly used for temporarily confining slaves or convicts awaiting transportation
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basil
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5ME & OFr basile < ML basilicum < Gr basilikon (phyton), basil, lit., royal (plant) < basileus, king6 any of a genus (Ocimum) of fragrant plants of the mint family, esp. a white-flowered garden herb (O. basilicum) whose leaves are used for flavoring in cooking
Note too that the name Basil means prince.
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Basilect
[1960s: from Greek básis (lowest) step, and -lect as in dialect]. (1) The variety of language in a
post-creole continuum most different from the standard or superstrate language: for example, Jamaican
Creole as opposed to standard English. (2) The least prestigious variety of a language, such as Gutter
Glasgow in Scotland and Brooklyn in New York City. See Dialect, Lect. [Language]. S.R.
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bastinado ,
pl. 3does 5Sp bastonada < bast<n, a stick6
1 a beating or blow with a stick, usually on the soles of the feet, esp. as a method of punishment
2 a rod, stick, or cudgel Also bas#ti[nade$ 73nad$8
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3doed, 3do[ing to inflict the bastinado on
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becerrista This one is a dilly. Not in any English dictionary. A Spanish word.
And I had trouble finding the definition.
becerrista - calf-fighter, pre-novillero
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