maría

/maˈɾia/ · A2 · noun · f

magpie

🐦🍪 María = Mary: one name lent to a magpie, a coin and a biscuit

Spanish gives the name María to familiar things. The magpie got it as a folk nickname, the 17th-century coin was named for Queen Mariana, and the Marie biscuit was named for a duchess called Maria. Same name, three meanings.

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