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pfd1986
750 days ago
Great name! (Portuguese word for 'pencil')
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jszymborski
750 days ago
Huh, here I was just assuming it was a reference to "lapis lazuli" but seeing as lua is Portuguese for moon, "pencil" makes most sense here.
Thanks!
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qsort
750 days ago
It's Latin for "stone". Also used in Italian as a regional/alternative word for "pencil".
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wonks
750 days ago
As in "lua rock"?
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Lalabadie
750 days ago
Moon rock, I suppose
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Thanks!