Are you assiduous?
Did you know that the word ‘saunter’ may originate from the French ‘à la sainte terre’ ?
We all know a chauvinist pig or two don’t we ladies – a gentleman who has a ‘prejudiced belief in the superiority of his own gender’?
Did you know how the word ‘boudoir originated?
Ironically, despite its French origins, Britain is also the only European country to measure distance in miles instead of kilometres.
Did you know how the word ‘debonair originated?
Did you know how the word ‘boudoir originated?
The original meaning of the word ‘curfew’ was ‘to cover the fire’.
The word rousquille comes from the Spanish word ‘rosquilla’ meaning ‘little wheel’. Traditionally flavoured with aniseed and orange blossom, this medieval speciality started off with a biscuit texture, but has been developed over the years to become more of a cake than a biscuit.
Did you know that the man who was apparently responsible for the unification of Catalonia was called Wilfred the Hairy (El Pelut), Count of Barcelona, but hailing originally from Ria near Prades?