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by vezzy-fnord
3915 days ago
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Ostensibly, it's actually a loan word from French, if Wikipedia's etymology is to be believed. That said, I can certainly attest to the word being commonly used in a host of other languages besides English, including Slavic ones. Perhaps it is the case that it is not frequent in Spanish-speaking societies. |
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[0] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&searc...