Foreign words and phrases

[Lady_Laura]

what about "Abur" I hear that alot in D.R meaning Good bye or Hello.. Where did that come from? Any ideas??

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by Lady_Laura

what about "Abur" I hear that alot in D.R meaning Good bye or Hello.. Where did that come from? Any ideas??

The word "abur" is a variant of "agur" (from the Latin "augurium").

(agur. Interjección que, procedente del latín augurium, ha pasado al español a través del vasco como fórmula de despedida. Se admite también la variante abur.
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[rolfdog]

I'll trade, quid pro quo, Dios te bendiga for gesundheit any day.

[Norma Rosa]

"arena" - Spanish (It came to us from the Romans): A space for combats, other performances; a ring, platform, or the like used for sports or other forms of entertainment. A field of conflict.
(In the political arena . . . )

That I know of, French and English use the word.

[rolfdog]

Arena also means sand in spanish. Is it because these venues required lots of sand to function well. Is there a relation?

Steve

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by rolfdog

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.