Why is pizza pretty much the same word in nearly every language? Is there any other word with this quality?
>>57589420
>Same in every language
False, in Sweden we call it bjorkenslice
>>57589420
we call it biorca esliza
Taxi, yanks call it a cab but they're not human so it doesn't really count.
>>57589647
Where I live everyone calls them taxis
We call it 'flat borschshct' here
>>57589420
In almost every language, the words for mom and dad are something along the lines of mama and papa.
https://en.www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_and_papa
>>57589420
mama
we call it borkenslijs
>>57589420
How do you say Sauna in your language?
>>57590373
I'm not a linguist but I assume this is because a, m and p are among the easiest sounds to make.
Especially p and m are easy for consonants
>>57590569
Sauna
>>57589420
False, in Brazil we call it Biorque Eslissa
We call it wop bread
>>57589420
False. We call it "Palometsu", which from quechua to english translates to "let us never be apart", and I think that's beautiful
>>57589420
>>57590489
Here we call it "borca lisa", an adaptation from the Spanish >>57589572
We call it Biorca Eslisa around here
>>57590373
Madre and padre (formal)
Mama and papa (informal)
Spaghetti.
>>57590725
Holocaust.
"pane terrone al forno"
We call it biòrca in catalan, abreviation from biòrca eslissa.
I'm pretty sure it's borkenslijs here desu.
>>57590809
>german "humour"
Banana
>>57589647
We call them taxi too, bonglord. Wtf are you talking about?
>>57589420
here we call it Slisa di Borca
here it's called biorcha eslisha
>>57589420
OK is the most universal phrase
Pitsa
Känkky
Lätty
Roiskeläppä
Kiekko
Pakastekiekko
>>57589647
It's taxi-cab, and shortening it to cab is a regional or personal thing.
in central Mexico we call it eslisa borca
>>57590592
That's pretty much the explanation given in the wikipedia article.
>>57591700
Not like that explanation is arbitrary or hard to figure out
>>57591490
lol
Ananas
