I found a few new words this week, at least words that were new to me.
ikona-icon
stavro– tried to look it up, but I still don’t know. Apparently I need some Greek friends.
He kissed the ikona, did his stavro, and looked down at the corpse of Lou Cachoris. (-pg. 213, The Turnaround by George Pelecanos)
mootrah– the closest I can seem to find is “faced down” or “pulled a face” (from Pro Z.com).
he would be on the receiving end of the mootrah, the whispers, long faces, and stares (-pg. 213, The Turnaround by George Pelecanos)
tisane– an herbal infusion or similar preparation drunk as a beverage or for is medicinal effect
In addition to something for the pain, I have another tisane for you. (-pg. 79, The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick)
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All of those words look foreign to me! I hope to read The Turnaround soon – I’ll have to remember ikona. Thanks for playing along!
I did a little searching on the Internet and apparently stavro means “cross” in Greek.
Great words! I didn’t know any of them except for tisane, which I drink regularly!
bermudaonion- the top three are Greek, I think
avisannschild- thanks so much, that makes sense
We have a large Greek population in Toronto, so when I saw the first words I thought, “Yep. Greek.” I only knew what the first one meant, though.
If “stavro” means “cross,” then we know what the male Greek name “Stavros” refers to, don’t we?
Anyway. I only have one word myself, today.
Ikona was the only one for me too. Your books sound interesting.
These are great words!