Cara Cara Oranges
"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
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> Pandora wrote:
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>>>Anyone every heard of them? I bought them on a whim at the grocery
>>>store, because there was a sign next to the grocer's picture saying,
>>>"You're going to love these. I guarantee it." I thought if I don't like
>>>them I'll return the rest. They were SO good. They were seedless and
>>>the flesh was on the reddish orange side. So sweet. Normally, I split
>>>an orange between the kids for breakfast, but we each wanted a whole one
>>>of our own.
>>>
>>>Lynne
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>> ROFTL! "Cara", in italian, means expensive! Cara cara is double
>> expensive!
>> Cheers
>> Pandora
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> Pandora, I thought it means "dear" or "beloved", as in "Caro Nome" in
> Rigoletto, one being feminine and one masculine. I guess cara and caro
> are different. Live and learn.
Language is interesting:
Entry Word: dear
Function: adjective
Text: 1 commanding a large price <caviar has always been among the dearest
of foods> -- see COSTLY
2 granted special treatment or attention <spared no expense when caring for
and feeding her dear little dog> -- see DARLING 1
3 having qualities that tend to make one loved <a dear friend that I would
do anything for> -- see LOVABLE
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