The Word that Won!

Do you remember some weeks ago we had a giveaway? Well, the word that won was "ALIQUINDOI," and what an interesting word it turned out to be! A bit of where it might come from.
"It is a common word used in Malaga y Cadiz, Spain, to tell someone to be aware of something, to be vigilant. About its origin, it seems that in 19th century industrial Malaga a lot of english ships arrived at the dock, the crew from the ships told the dock workers from Malaga to "look and do it",  and from that phrase aliquindoi was born."


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Se acuerdan que hace unas semanas hicimos una rifa? Pues la palabra ganadora fue "ALIQUINDOI," y que palabra mas interesante resulto ser! Un pedazo de información de su posible origen.
"Es una palabra que en Málaga y Cadiz se utiliza mucho para decirle a alguién que esté pendiente de algo, vigilante. Parece ser que en la Málaga industrial del siglo XIX, llegaban muchos barcos ingleses al puerto. Los ingleses no paraban de decir a los estibadores malagueños \"look and do it\" (mira y hazlo) y de esa frase derivó \"aliquindoi\".

Aliquindoi in it's new home! Thanks Fati for sending me a picture!
Aliquindoi en su nuevo hogar! Gracias Fati por mandarme una foto!

We had a lot of fun doing this giveaway, so stay tuned for another one coming up soon!
We joined the masses by creating a page for the blog on Facebook. Give us a chance, press LIKE!!
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No la pasamos bien haciendo esta rifa, así que estamos preparando otra prontamente!
Nos hemos unido a las masas creando una pagina para el blog en Facebook. Danos un chance y presiona ME GUSTA!!


Have a wonderful day,
Giova.