The Meaning of Tingo: and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World

Name: The Meaning of Tingo: and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World
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Paperback – February 27, 2007

by Jacot de Boinod, Adam

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ISBN-13: 9780143038528 ISBN-10: 0143038524

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Paperback

Published

February 27, 2007

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0.4 lbs

About this book

A whimsical linguistic tour of foreign words and phrases that do not have precise English-language equivalents includes such entries as the worlds longest-known palindrome the Dutch rendering of the sound of Rice Krispies cereal and the Bolivian word that means "I was rather too drunk last night and its all their fault." Reprint. 40 000 first printing.