Animals, plants & weather

jaguar

Old Tupi îagûara named the great spotted cat (and could mean any fierce beast or dog); Portuguese in Brazil passed it on to Europe, and a British car maker took it around the world in 1945.

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1550Old Tupi

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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