Kamikazi comes from the Japanese words kami (god) and kaze (wind).Continue reading Kamikaze
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Honcho
Honcho was first used in English by US servicemen in 1947 to designate the head of a small group of Japanese soldiers.Continue reading Honcho
Homosexual and heterosexual
The words homosexual and heterosexual are invented words, mixing the Greek homos and hetero (meaning same and different) and the Latin sexus (meaning gender).Continue reading Homosexual and heterosexual
Kalashnikov
“No matter what they do in Russia, it turns out looking like a Kalashnikov” Vladimir Putin When President Putin commented last week that Russia’s Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games looked like a Kalashnikov rifle, he was referring to one of his country’s most famous brands.Continue reading Kalashnikov
Kangaroo
Over the next few, our words of the day originate from European exploration of the seas, starting with a sailor who also displayed great skill as a map maker and writer – Captain James Cook (born in 1728, died in 1779).Continue reading Kangaroo