Thread: For all of you wordsmiths... a little help?
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Old 02-19-2009, 07:11 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
Q http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictio...ding-in-q.html : qepiq, which is the term for currency in Azerbaijan...
# Talaq: A method of divorce in Islamic law.
# Tranq: Short for tranquilizer.
# Tsaddiq/tzaddiq: A Hebrew term for a spiritual leader.
# Umiaq: A boat made of stretched animal skins by Inuits.

Best choice for J seems to be gannouj, as in "baba gannouj"

U has more choices, because there are French imports: portmanteau, bayou, caribou... lots more.

V is more difficult; I'm not sure how many of the words given here are considered legit. Leitmotiv and improv strike me as the most likely acceptable ones.
Those are great websites! (not that I want any help when I do my Sunday crossword puzzles)
After reading bayou and caribou, I thought of "plateau, chateau & snafu"! I knew there would be ones that I'd wished I thought of!!
Thanks!
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