英语词汇poor joe的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	poor joe
词源	poor Joe. The poor Joe or po’ Joe, as it is called, is another name for the great blue heron, especially in the American South. No “Joe” is honored by the name. It is from the Vai lan- guage of Liberia and Sierra Leone, where pojo means “heron,” and was introduced to America by Vai-speaking slaves.
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