Word of the Day
haroseth
noun
a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
More about haroseth
Haroseth is borrowed from a Hebrew word that is either related to or derived from ḥarsīth or ḥeres, “pottery clay.” The Hebrew “khuh” sound, represented by the letter heth at the beginning of haroseth, may appear in English as h, ḥ, ẖ, ch, or kh. Haroseth was first recorded in English in the mid-1880s.
EXAMPLE OF HAROSETH USED IN A SENTENCE
The red wine and cinnamon gave the haroseth a sharp, distinctive taste.
appassionato
adjective
impassioned; with passion or strong feeling.
More about appassionato
Appassionato is based on the Italian verb appassionare, “to impassion, excite, thrill.” The ultimate source of appassionare is Latin patī, “to suffer,” which has two stems in English: pass-, as in passion, and pat-, as in patient. Appassionato was first recorded in English in the 1830s.
EXAMPLE OF APPASSIONATO USED IN A SENTENCE
The film’s score turned bombastic and appassionato as the two villains battled for victory.
ignimbrite
noun
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz.
More about ignimbrite
Ignimbrite is a compound of two Latin words: ignis, meaning “fire,” and imber, meaning “rain, shower.” Ignis is the source of igneous, ignition, and the Word of the Day ignescent, all of which involve fire and heat. Geologist Patrick Marshall coined ignimbrite in 1932.
EXAMPLE OF IGNIMBRITE USED IN A SENTENCE
The geologists chiseled out a block of ignimbrite to study an ancient volcanic eruption.