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Re: Homonymy (hot stuff dept.)

From:B. Garcia <madyaas@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 22, 2005, 6:31
> I, an Anglophone Texan, use "caliente" for > high-temperature food > and "picante" for peppery food.
I, an Anglophone Californian use "hot hot" for high temperature and spicy hot for spicy food along with just plain hot for high heat and spicy for peppery spicyness. But... When I was in Querétaro, the family I stayed with used "picoso" exclusively for "spicy". -- Remember Kids, only you can prevent misdirected replies! Pay attention to the "send to" line! Sig: Well, it's not my purpose to break your spirit I'm not really interested in what's in your heart I don't want you to fall in love now, so please don't start