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Abras (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 18:59:47
Also, while I'm at it, what's the best way to say "hamburger"? I remember someone telling me here, maybe over a year ago, but of course I don't remember the term itself.
Anyhoo... multajn dankojn
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adrideo (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 19:26:23
For food terms, especially specific national foods, it's often difficult to find a word that's going to be understandable. 'Kolbaso' means sausage, but that doesn't really bring to mind hotdog... I've heard "hotdogo" in use, but then someone will need to know the word "hotdog" to understand.
I can check the Wells dictionary when I get home, or perhaps someone else can provide a suggestion?
darkweasel (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 19:49:22
amemulo (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 19:55:56
I find Kolbasobulko a nice translation, but that might be because a different name for a hotdog in my own language is literally a 'sausage-sandwich / sausage-bread'
Altebrilas (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 21:07:46
KittyCat711 (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 22:38:30
Altebrilas:What is the origin of the word "hot-dog"? does it mean "seksarda hundo"?Hot dog history
They are also called Frankfurters, and wieners.
I think that the closest worldwide word would be sausage, only that really does not explain the humble hot dog.
More hot dog history:
The two terms seem to have originated almost simultaneously in language. It is thought that Johann Georghehner may have invented or called the hot dog a wiener, after the dachshund dog, and then brought his invention from Bavaria to Frankfurt, thus creating the name frankfurter, in the 1600s. However, some suggest the frankfurter already existed in Germany and was invented closer to the 15th century.
3rdblade (Mostrar perfil) 20 de marzo de 2011 23:42:57
adrideo:perhaps someone else can provide a suggestion?Howzabout kolbas' en bulko, inspired by 'sausage inna bun' from the Discworld.
Mustelvulpo (Mostrar perfil) 21 de marzo de 2011 02:43:04
darkweasel (Mostrar perfil) 21 de marzo de 2011 06:01:12
amemulo:A hamburger is not the same as a hotdog, so that might be confusing.Sure, but the original poster asked about the word for "hamburger" as well.
ceigered (Mostrar perfil) 21 de marzo de 2011 08:41:04
Mustelvulpo:The word "wale" is a legitimate English word meaning a raised mark on the skin such as a welt from a whip, or one of a set of parallel ridges in a fabric such as corduroy.I thought it was a verb ("I'll wale y'all rotten childrens!")
.Ex wikipedia:
Baleno estas komuna nomo por ĉiuj grandaj cetacoj, do ĉiuj cetacoj krom delfenoj kaj porkocetoj. Foje ĝia signifo ankaŭ estas limigata al tiu de lamencetacoj.Baleno is the common name for all big cetaceans, thus all cetaceans except dolphins (Delphinidae) and porpoises (Phocoenidae). Sometimes its meaning also is limited to that of Baleen whales.
Delphinidae includes your lovely dolphins of various colours etc, and orcae (and friends). Thus Killer Whales aren't to be referred to as "balenoj", just as we don't casually call dolphins whales in English unless we're being semi-scientific.
Porkocetoj (Porpoises) means something like "Pig-whale", but it's strange because it's sort of based on the scientific classification of whales by having "cet-" in it, but uses "porko" like German (Schweinswale). The alternative traditional English name for them (Mereswine - sea-pig) can't really be translated since "sea-pig" is basically what East Asians call dolphins. So I'm not sure whether it's just a Wikipedia thing that porpoises are called porkocetoj in Esperanto, or an actual word. Ergo just avoid talking about porpoises at all until some sense comes out of this
