Wednesday, April 20, 2011

word-of-the-day :: savvy

Main Entry: 1sav·vy
Pronunciation: 'sa-vE
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): sav·vied; sav·vy·ing
Etymology: alteration of sabi know (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Portuguese sabe he knows, from saber to know, from Latin sapere to be wise -- more at SAGE
Date: 1785
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