Monte Carlo, Monaco Monte Carlo fallacy In the mid 1850s, with his principality almost bankrupt, the then prince of Monaco, Charles III, was compelled to grant a licence permitting …
Kahlenbergerdorf, Austria Kahlenbergerdorf, a picturesque district of the Austrian capital Vienna, is believed to be the origin of the little-used word calembour, meaning ‘pun’ or ‘play on words’, borrowed …
Jalap, Mexico From California we cross America’s southern border into a country whose etymological contributions to our language include a dog, a sauce, a chilli pepper, and – if …
