Ezechiel's definitions

Cantonese

Cantonese is one of the languages spoken in China. It is not a dialect of the invented "Chinese language". It is a language itself, such as Mandarin. The only difference is that Mandarin is the official one, and Cantonese is not.

Luca: Hi, Zeke! what've you been up to?
Ezekiel: Oh, I've been studying a lot for my exam tomorrow
Luca: exam of what?
Ezekiel: Oops, I forgot to tell you that I took up Cantonese, which is a language spoken in China. It is not the official one, though.

by Ezechiel August 16, 2006

mongolfier

From French; Montgolfier is the surname of the two brethren who invented it. Pron. Mongol-fee-air

A hot-air balloon.

Luca: Oh, I'm so excited!
Ezekiel: How come?
Luca: I am just going to fly on a mongolfier! want you to come with me?
Ezekiel: Sure! I adore mongolfiers!

by Ezechiel January 18, 2007

Felicitous

adjective
1. suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought or feeling.

2. happy

1. He summed up Jack's achievements in one or two felicitous phrases.

2. I am so felicitous today since my father has returned from his journey.

NOTE: The opposite of felicitous is infelicitous.

by Ezechiel January 31, 2007

Mandarin

Mandarin is the official language of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. It is wrong to call it Chinese, because there is another language in China, called Cantonese. They are not dialects of the invented "Chinese" language, but languages themselves. In China, there are many languages, Chinese Languages, but only one is official, and it is called Mandarin or "Putonghua".

Ezekiel: Hey, Luca! Where are you going?
Luca: Well, I'm going to my Mandarin lessons, so, I've gotta leave you 'cause I'm late!

by Ezechiel January 22, 2007

Maychup

noun.
A mixture of oil, mayonnaise (= a thick cold white sauce) and ketchup (= a thick cold red sauce), used to flavour salad

Syn. French dressing

Ezekiel: Luca, want you to come to McDonalds?
Luca: yes, of course!
Ezekiel: why are you so excited?
Luca: well, the thing's that I love the fries there and even more when I put maychup on them!
Ezekiel: you're right, fries with maychup are so tasty!

by Ezechiel February 5, 2007

Tuscan

Tuscan is the official language of Italy, San Marino and Switzerland. It is the real name of what is commonly known as Italian. In the Italic Peninsula many dialects of Latin appeared and the Tuscan dialect spoken in Florence became the official language of the whole Italian territory.
Unfortunately, due to the European nationalism it started to be called "Italian".

Ezekiel: Hey, Luca, I've been told that your grandpa is Italian.
Luca: Hehe, yes. Did my father tell you about it?
Ezekiel: Yes, he did.
Luca: Well, you now know why I have been christened with a Tuscan name.

by Ezechiel August 16, 2006

sayn't

Contracion of 'say not' used as a modal verb.

Ezekiel: Howdy, Luca! How are you doing?
Luca: Hey, I'm pretty good. What's new?
Ezekiel: I came across Melinda yesterday and we had a chat...
Luca: Really? what told she you?
Luca: I ain't gonna tell you. You know that I sayn't what I am told.

by Ezechiel January 19, 2007