November 27, 2020
Word of the Day – Gianduja
Gianduja (noun) jan-do-ja Chocolate paste flavoured with ground hazelnuts. Italian, from the name of a…
November 26, 2020
Word of the Day – Erogenous
Erogenous (adj) er-oj-e-nus (of a part of the body) sensitive to sexual stimulation. Late 19th…
November 25, 2020
Word of the Day – Crozier
Crozier (noun) crow-zee-er A hooked staff carried by a bishop as a symbol of pastoral…
November 24, 2020
Word of the Day – Avunculate
Avunculate (noun) a-vun-koo-lat (anthropology) The special relationship in some societies between a man and his…
November 23, 2020
Word of the Day – Usquebaugh
Usquebaugh (noun) us-kwe-ba Whisky. Late 16th century from Irish and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha ‘water…
November 22, 2020
Word of the Day – Heliotrope
Heliotrope (noun) hel-ee-oh-trow-p A plant of the borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or…
November 21, 2020
Word of the Day – Ickle
Ickle (adj) ik-l A child's word for little. Often spoken with endearment. a mispronunciation of…
November 20, 2020
The Winner of the 2020 Booker Prize Is…
Scottish American author Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel,…
November 20, 2020
Word of the Day – Somnolent
Somnolent (adj) som-no-lunt Sleepy, or drowsy. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness’): from…
November 19, 2020
Word of the Day – Knablick
Knablick (noun) nab-lik A small piece or lump of something; (Lancashire) a lump of coal.…