Cagade - roughly pronounced ka gad - is a French word that originally comes from the regional language of Occitan, which was ...

These old fashioned French boy names certainly have heritage attached to them and many go back many generations. You'll find names that are favoured by both the French and British royal families in ...

He represents the life-giving breath of cosmic energy. Similar-sounding names: Ravi, Rayan, Javan, Kavan, Devin, Ivan, Evan, ...

Just like time itself, language never stands still and what we understand by certain words today can often be a far cry from their original meaning. Here are five examples. Read on to find out why ...

But embonpoint (meaning heavy, but not unattractively ... “Conflict between the French and English led to the word being used ...

French and English have very different ways to pronounce the /r/ sound. The struggle goes both ways, so while a ...

Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English ...

French, English, Spanish ... The name Topeka, which is the capital city of Kansas, comes from the Kansa-Osage word meaning “a ...

In an interview with Vanity Fair, French Gates says she believes in the importance of getting seven or eight hours of sleep a night. She also had a few choice words for those who claim they don ...

But, given the land’s natural bounty and cultural influences, French cuisine didn’t thrive in its traditional form. Instead, ...