ZUMO in Spanish means juice. I begin every day with a walk, a shower, and then breakfast, which
always has to start with fruit juice. Oranges are around a euro a kilo and make
the perfect base for whatever other fruits are in season.
Bananas - we bought some of these this morning at the local market -mangoes,
strawberries,
or papayas.
This papaya tree is just up the road from where we live - I didn't know before I saw it on one of my morning walks that the fruit grows directly from the trunk.
Continuing my Spanish words theme - here's another one.
ZOTE is a
Spanish word meaning dimwit, though whether that is a strong enough word to
describe the people who deliberately set fires. Every summer our bomberos –
most of whom are volunteers - have to fight to save homes, livestock and crops
from total destruction. The fact that they eventually succeed, despite the
difficult terrain of steep barrancos and inaccessible cliffs, is a tribute to
their courage and training.
I love the way words can still surprise me, and here’sanother Z word I found.
ZURCIR =
to darn. I presume this means mending socks but, like the expletive “Darn it!” in English, another version is used colloquially – “¡las
zurcan!” means “to blazes with them!” which ties in nicely with the previous
paragraph.
This road sign in Las Galletas amuses me. The road is about ten metres long, one step from the beach, and the rest of the alphabet is nowhere to be seen - every other road in this small village is named for some dignitary with three names. Calles A to Z would have made life much easier!
AND FINALLY
Until a few years ago all cars registered in Tenerife had the prefix TF followed by four numbers and then letters indicating the year.
This one is about 20 years old, but bang on target for my final A-Z post.
If you've stayed with me throughout the A-Z Challenge, thank you - your encouragement has kept me going - and if this is your first visit, welcome and feel free to browse.
My experience of this year's blog-fest has been like the curate's egg, but thank you to the A-Z Team for their sterling work. I shall continue to visit as many blogs as I can, but I am flying to England on Friday for a fortnight with family and friends, so forgive me if I fail to respond immediately to any comments left on my blog.