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initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Aperol sunrise (a variation of tequila sunrise) Apple-kneel. Appletini (a.k.a. apple martini) Aqua Velva. Arizona Biltmore (a variation of tequila sunrise) Astronaut sunrise (a variation of tequila sunrise) Astro pop. Aviation.
The kn and gn letter combinations usually indicate a Germanic origin of the word. In Old English, k and g were not silent when preceding n . Cognates in other Germanic languages show that the k was probably a voiceless velar plosive in Proto-Germanic. For example, the initial k is not silent in words such as German Knecht which is a cognate of ...
The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with K: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p ...
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Kabouter ( Dutch) – Little people that live underground, in mushrooms, or as house spirits. Kachina ( Hopi and Puebloan) – Nature spirit. Kahaku ( Japanese) – Little people and water spirits. Kajsa ( Scandinavian) – Wind spirit. Kalakeyas ( Hindu) – Descendants of Kala. Kallikantzaroi ( Greek) – Grotesque, malevolent spirit.
An attendant on the King of France speaks four words, "I shall, my liege", in All's Well That Ends Well. Audrey is a country girl who marries Touchstone in As You Like It. Tullus Aufidius, leader of the Volscians, is the arch-enemy, and briefly the ally, of the title character in Coriolanus. Aumerle is a companion of Richard in Richard II.
This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).