This week's theme: words borrowed from Spanish. ramada (ruh-MAH-duh) noun
An open shelter roofed with branches. [From Spanish, from rama (branch), from Vulgar Latin rama, from Latin ramus (branch). The word "ramify" branches out from the same root "ramus".] An anagram of today's word is "armada" (a fleet of warships), another term we've taken from Spanish. -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "We are issued orange White House press passes and herded under a ramada near the flight line." Rhonda Bodfield; Reporter-in-waiting Just Waits, And Waits; The Arizona Daily Star; Feb 27, 1999. Sponsored by: Law School and Med School in a Box:All the prestige for a fraction of the price http://www.mentalfloss.com/store Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=mx0 ............................................................................ I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself. -Emily Bronte, novelist (1818-1848) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ramada.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ramada.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/ramada.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
