Picnic
This word comes from the French word pique-nique, which first appeared by the end of the XVII century. It referred to a type of social entertainment in which each person who attended brought a share of the food. It was around the middle of the XIX century that this word started to be used in English to mean an outdoor meal.
Esta palabra proviene de la palabra francesa pique-nique, que apareció originalmente a finales del siglo XVII. Se refería a una especie de entretenimiento social en el que cada persona que asistía llevaba una parte de la comida, para compartir. Recién hacia la mitad del siglo XIX esta palabra comenzó a utilizarse en inglés para referirse a una comida al aire libre.
(Sent by Patricia Baldonedo from Zaragoza, Spain)
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