swamp locust
noun
QUIZZES
Discover The Influence Of Portuguese On English Via This Quiz!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby swamp locust
swamp buggy, swamp buttonwood, swamp cabbage, swamp cypress, swamp fever, swamp locust, swamp mallow, swamp maple, swamp milkweed, swamp pink, swamp rabbit
Origin of swamp locust
First recorded in 1820–30
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