Wondrous Words Wednesday
April 22, 2009
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun.
I found this week’s words in An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell.
1. gilet – “In her white fake-fur hat and matching gilet, worn over a red cashmere sweater and black jeans, Sally was ready to impress the hell out of Lola’s dad.”
Gilet is a French word that means a sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat or blouse.
2. courgette – “Lola, busy chopping courgettes, was entranced by the look on Doug’s face.”
A courgette is a zucchini in Britain and New Zealand.
What new words have you discovered lately?
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Have a wonderful Wednesday, everybody!
Never heard of either of these before! I love to eat courgette, though! 🙂
I really need to start participating in this meme! 🙂
I knew about courgette, but gilet was new to me. Sort of like a bolero without sleeves? Mine are here:
http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2009/04/wondrous-words-wednesday_22.html
Now I read that book and those are two that I missed! Didn’t know either one of them.
Mine are here.
Did not know anything about Gilet!
I played for the first time:
http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2009/04/wondrous-words-wednesday.html
At first I thought gilet was one of those fur scarfs with the little fox’s head still on it. Women used to wear those a lot when I was a child. Freaked me out. Glad you gilet is something better.
Mine is here.
I read the book, too, and must’ve just skipped over those. Thanks for pointing them out.
I knew courgette but gilet was new to me. Thanks.
Both are new to me!
I’m sad that I don’t have any new words to share this week. I’m looking forward to reading everyone else’s lists, though.
Both of these words are new to me. 🙂 Thank you for sharing them with us.
I’ve started playing along this week and I’ve found 7, yes 7 words that are new to me…or at least their definitions are new to me and a few of the words.
http://bookreviewsbybobbie.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/wondrous-word-wednesday/
Thanks for hosting, Kathy. 🙂
Here’s mine: http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/words-from-my-reading-5/
It’s weird to me that they’d have a different name for zucchini. Interesting. I have a ton this week.
Courgette sounds more appetizing than zucchini, in my opinion. Of course, if it tastes the same…yuck!
Here’s mine: http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.com/2009/04/22/wondrous-words-wednesday-april-22-2009/
Interesting, because the term gilet (in French) is used to refer to any old sweater in Quebec. (I looked it up in my French dictionary and lo and behold it also means a sleeveless vest worn by a man. Who knew?)
My words are here:
http://shereadsandreads.blogspot.com/2009/04/wondrous-words-wednesday-april-22.html
Ack, I just noticed that Carrie doesn’t like zucchini! For the record, they are my favourite veggie! 🙂
YAY – I knew both of these. From my advertising jobs no less 🙂
Great words, Kathy! I’d heard “courgette” from cooking, though I only ever recognize it in context, and would never have been able to define it. “Gilet” I’d never heard of. Thanks for the words!
And mine are here.
I love learning new words!!
Courgette? I had no idea! TERRIFIC.. Wondrous Words is awesome!
I remember those passages! Such a fun book.