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@seav@en.osm.town
2024-06-01 12:28:59

Learned that Shrey Parikh, a contestant in the #Scripps National #SpellingBee got eliminated because he incorrectly spelled “kanin”, which comes from #Tagalog and means “boiled rice”.
I saw that “kanin“ i…

Screenshot of the Merriam-Webster website showing the dictionary entry for the word “kanin“: Word: kanin Part of speech: noun syllabication: ka-nin pronunciation: 'känən plural: -s chiefly Philippines definition: boiled rice Etymology Tagalog, from kain (to eat)