Thread: Foreign words and phrases
View Single Post
  #36  
Old 08-23-2007, 10:40 PM
Norma Rosa Norma Rosa is offline
Gold
  
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 751
Norma Rosa Level 2 Norma Rosa Level 2 (117)
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by rolfdog View Post
Arena also means sand in spanish. Is it because these venues required lots of sand to function well. Is there a relation?

Steve
arena = sand (literal meaning)

In my post (#34) the word is used figuratively.
Reply With Quote