This is one of the world’s most famous blue cheeses, even though the mould which makes it so distinctive is actually green.Continue reading Roquefort
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
Kir
Sipping an aperitif in a bistro is something many people associate with a visit to France, but which aperitif should you choose? Allow us to recommend kir, or for those in a romantic mood, kir royale.Continue reading Kir
Kayak
First sighting in Europe of a kayak Although the use of the kayak is believed to date back 4,000 years, with the word appearing in all Inuit dialects from Greenland to Alaska, it did not become familiar in Europe until the seventeenth century.Continue reading Kayak
Canoe
The first recorded use of the word “canoe” dates back to 1555, in Richard Eden’s translation of Decades of the New World, a chronicle of Spain’s great voyages of discovery.Continue reading Canoe
Surfing
Which Westerner saw surfing in Hawaii for the first time is a matter of debate.Continue reading Surfing