Words, words and more words

[Fulano2]

British English speakers would just say blanket but it may be a regionalism. Plaid is a kind of fabric or the tartan sash in traditional Scottish Highland costume. US English speakers say plaid to describe the pattern or type of weave but GB English speakers call it tartan.

Tartan is the cloth where the plaid is made of. Not the “blanket” itself.
A plaid is the “ blanket” used for picnics and when travelling by train, or on a chilly night in front of the fire.

 

[Wishing you well]

My Colombian cleaning lady uses "cubierta".

I've heard it and picked it up from my times in South America countries.

 

[Chirimoya]

Tartan is the cloth where the plaid is made of. Not the “blanket” itself.
A plaid is the “ blanket” used for picnics and when travelling by train, or on a chilly night in front of the fire.

The sash or wrap worn over the shoulder is called a plaid.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plaid/plæd; pleɪd/n

1. a long piece of cloth of a tartan pattern, worn over the shoulder as part of Highland costume

Just to keep this on topic, a kilt is tonelete escosés or falda escosesa in Spanish.

 

[Fulano2]

Here it’s very well explained:

What is plaid versus tartans or checks? Bet you don't know all the differences!

The word plaid has several meanings, even confusing most Scots. Read this to become a plaid expert!

clan.com

 

[Marianopolita]

While reading this weekend I saw the same word three times and three different words which reminded me of this thread.

Nut


maní - peanut and quite general

nuez- also can be specific, a walnut

cacahuete - very Mexican

 

[Marianopolita]

Since the news on TV and in newspapers are dominated by news about the pandemic I started to notice how many words are used for the same item. Depending on what newspapers I read it’s a different word. I know Spanish vocabulary is vast but it is incredible because the word is just standard vocabulary in most cases and not necessarily a regionalism or slang.

The word that prompted me to start this thread is Mask. In many cities people are required to wear a mask until further notice. In newspapers I have seen:

máscara
mascarilla
tapaboca
nasobuco - this word is regional used in Cuba
cubreboca

.............................

-MP.

I just finished reading an article in Hoy Digital on the state of COVID-19 in Cuba and I came across this word:

barbijo- face mask

I knew what it meant from the context but I have never heard this word at all.

Cuba contiene pandemia y reporta cero contagios

Por primera vez en cuatro meses desde que se desató la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus, Cuba no reportó casos de contagios ayer, aunque los expertos llamaron a

hoy.com.do

It is true. You learn something new everyday 🤦‍♀️

 

[Africaida]

I just finished reading an article in Hoy Digital on the state of COVID-19 in Cuba and I came across this word:

barbijo- face mask

I knew what it meant from the context but I have never heard this word at all.

Cuba contiene pandemia y reporta cero contagios

Por primera vez en cuatro meses desde que se desató la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus, Cuba no reportó casos de contagios ayer, aunque los expertos llamaron a

hoy.com.do

It is true. You learn something new everyday 🤦‍♀️

Oh, well, posted the exact same thing in Charla !

 

[Marianopolita]

Oh, well, posted the exact same thing in Charla !

I am going ask some of my friends to see if I am the only one. Barbijo - I have never that word for face mask.