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- noun the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
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John D says: “No, Clive, it is not a truth universally acknowledged that the Bible describes homosexuality as asin.”
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David McCourt: John D says: “No, Clive, it is not a truth universally acknowledged that the Bible describes homosexuality as asin.”
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This is a contract with the United States where we the people are the intended beneficiaries of the HAMP program, asin a recent case, Marquez vs. Wells Fargo in San Diego, CA.
Anna Cuevas: Home Affordable Modification Program: Playing the HAMP Game Anna Cuevas 2010
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This is a contract with the United States where we the people are the intended beneficiaries of the HAMP program, asin a recent case, Marquez vs. Wells Fargo in San Diego, CA.
Anna Cuevas: Home Affordable Modification Program: Playing the HAMP Game Anna Cuevas 2010
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A. Zarkov: The Communists wanted to keep people out, as well asin.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Matt Welch on the Immigration Law 2010
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This is a contract with the United States where we the people are the intended beneficiaries of the HAMP program, asin a recent case, Marquez vs. Wells Fargo in San Diego, CA.
Anna Cuevas: Home Affordable Modification Program: Playing the HAMP Game Anna Cuevas 2010
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The majority of runaways in LA, for instance, are gay teens who were thrown out of their house by their parents who believe that homosexuality is a choice and asin.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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David McCourt: John D says: “No, Clive, it is not a truth universally acknowledged that the Bible describes homosexuality as asin.”
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The majority of runaways in LA, for instance, are gay teens who were thrown out of their house by their parents who believe that homosexuality is a choice and asin.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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John D says: “No, Clive, it is not a truth universally acknowledged that the Bible describes homosexuality as asin.”
Prolagus commented on the word asin
Plus, dear WordNet, a cheese from Fiuli-Venezia Giulia (also known as formaggio asìno, formaggio salato del Friuli, formadi salmistrà, and formàio furlàn). There are two varieties: asìno classico and asìno morbido.
January 20, 2009
rolig commented on the word asin
Does this mean "donkey" cheese (cf. asinine)?
January 20, 2009
garyth123 commented on the word asin
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January 20, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word asin
No, asìno means "from Pieve d'Asio". Read here.
January 20, 2009
rolig commented on the word asin
There was a cheese I used to buy in Toronto that was called simply Friulano. But when I asked for it recently at a well-stocked cheese counter in Ljubljana (and Slovenia is right next-door to Friuli so I was hopeful), they didn't seem to know what it was. Perhaps I should have asked for asin?
January 20, 2009
bilby commented on the word asin
If I remember correctly, asino does mean donkey/ass in Italian but the emphasis is on the first syllable. Hence the accent in asìno to distinguish it.
Little anecdote for Pro: I first came across this word one dull Sunday afternoon. My girlfriend and I decided to walk around Piazza Italia asking people sitting in the park if they could identify the man on horseback glorified with a statue in the middle of the square. Seeing as we were both foreigners it was easy enough to pretend to be tourists wanting a name for the statue in the background of our photo. We asked about 20 people, only 1 of whom was able to correctly identify the statue. But my favourite reply was a classic Italian shrug followed by 'Ero un asino alla scuola.' - 'I was a donkey at school.'
P.S. It was Vittorio Emanuele II.
January 20, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word asin
Friulan, or Friulian is, I believe, a ?Rhaeto-Romanch dialect/language from the NE edge of Italy that borders Austria and Slovenia. The cheese is likely a local product of that region. See this reference for a start.
January 20, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word asin
asino = ass, donkey in Spanish as well.
January 20, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word asin
bilby: Ha! By the way, statues of V.E. II are pretty common in most "Piazza d'Italia" in Italy.
January 20, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word asin
rolig: formàio furlàn (see first comment) means "Friulian cheese" in Friulian, so you are probably right.
January 20, 2009
reesetee commented on the word asin
Garyth, you beat me to it. :-)
*hungry for cheese of any sort*
January 23, 2009
garyth123 commented on the word asin
@reesetee I have worked briefly for Amazon Dev Centre Scotland so asin means one and only one thing to me;)
January 23, 2009
reesetee commented on the word asin
Ah, a fellow publishing type. :-)
January 23, 2009