Word of the day: Bough

Bough (subst)- Um galho de uma árvore, principalmente um dos maiores.

Origem

O termo Bough vem da palavra em Sânscrito “bāhu”, que significa em inglês “shoulder.”

He ran up the creeper as easily as though it had been a ladder, walked upright along the broad bough, and brought the pigeon to the ground. He put it limp and warm in Elizabeth’s hand.
— George Orwell, The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage

English Version

Bough (noun)- A branch of a tree, especially one of the larger branches.

Origin

Bough is traced back to the Sanskrit word “bāhu” , meaning “shoulder.”

He ran up the creeper as easily as though it had been a ladder, walked upright along the broad bough, and brought the pigeon to the ground. He put it limp and warm in Elizabeth’s hand.
— George Orwell, The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage



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