Essays Tagged: "portuguese word"
Marijuana
ieve it is derived from the Mexican words for 'Mary Jane'; others hold that the name comes from the Portuguese word marigu-ano, which means 'intoxicant'. The use of marijuana in the 1960's might lead ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Imperialism in Africa: Cameroon; a Colony of Imperial Germany
first European to reach the shores of present-day Cameroon. He gave Cameroon its name, Camarao the Portuguese word for prawns, which there was an abundance of in the Sanaga River. Following him were ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Leaflet On Dodo
iscovered by Dutch sailors, who named them Dodos after their call, which sounds like 'doo-doo', the Portuguese word 'doudo' meaning fool, and 'dodaars', a Dutch word referring to the feathers on their ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
The different faces of grace
history of grace originated from the Latin word gratia which lead to the Spanish word, gracia, the Portuguese word, graca, and the Italian word, grazia. The first definition given in the OED is "plea ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth
Baroque Music The term "baroque," when applied to music, refers
ue," when applied to music, refers to the period 1600 to about 1750 in western Europe. Baroque is a Portuguese word meaning a pearl of irregular shape, in the sense of abnormal and grotesque. It later ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Brazil: Human Geography
sion, cultural interaction, and cultural landscape.Cultural RegionBrazil's name is derived from the Portuguese word for the reddish color of brazilwood. It is an important export during the 16th centu ... l for Latin America. Brazil has a population of 188,078,261 as of the year 2006, with a language of Portuguese and major religions of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.Cultural DiffusionMost Brazili ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Zebras
"The name "zebra" comes from the Old Portuguese word zevra which means "wild ass". The pronunciation is ZEB-rə internationally, or Z ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology