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2-kurs TAA majmua.2023-2024 TALABALAR UCHUN

magenta 
―a purplish shade of red‖ - from the town of Magenta in northern Italy where the 
French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians in the Battle of Magenta in 1859, the same year the 
dye was discovered. Apparently the dye was given this name for no other reason. 
9. 
milliner 
―a seller of hats, most often a woman‖ - a variant of the now obsolete Milaner, a dealer 
in goods from Milan (Italy), known for women's finery in the 16th century. 
10. 
peach 
―a sweet, juicy fruit‖ - through French 
peche
, from Latin 
persica
, neuter plural of 
persicum 
(
malum
), meaning ―Persian (apple)‖, from Greek 
persikos

11. 
spaniel 
―a medium-sized dog with long hair and large drooping ears‖ - from Old French 
espagneul 
meaning ―Spanish,‖ from Latin 
Hispania
, cf. Old French 
espaignol 
―Spanish dog.‖ 
12. 
spruce 
―evergreen tree‖ - from Old French 
Pruce
, from 
Prussia
, an area of Germany famous 
for this type of timber tree. 
13. 
tarantula 
―large, venomous spider‖ - from Italian 
tarantola
, from the Italian city Taranto, near 
which the spider lives. Its bite was supposed to cause tarantism, a disorder (associated with 
Taranto) in which patients dance uncontrollably. 
14. 
turquoise 
―blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray‖ - from Middle English 
turkeis
, from Middle 
French 
turquoyse 
from (
pierre

turqueise
, meaning ―Turkish stone.‖ 
15. 
tuxedo 
―formal evening wear for men‖ - from Tuxedo Park, New York, where the garment 
was reputedly first worn. 

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