zarzuela \zahr-ZWAY-luh\ - a usually comic Spanish operetta
A completely new word for me (unless perhaps I've forgotten it since high school Spanish class.)
euchre \YOO-ker\ - 1. to prevent from winning three tricks in the card game euchre 2. to cheat or trick
Having lived in Ohio for most of the last 26 years, I have become familiar with both the card game and the first definition of this verb. I imagine those from outside the midwest may be unfamiliar with the game, as I was before moving here. But even I was not aware of the more generic second definition; I'd certainly be careful of the audience in which I used it.
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