| 词汇 | california |
| 词源 | California. Lexicographers aren’t positive about the origin of California, but the state may be named after a woman named Calafia in an old Spanish romance, Calafia ruling over an island called California. On the other hand, other etymologists insist that California is a Catalan word meaning “hot oven”—a story that’s not good for the tourist trade. |
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