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Blastanas Turcaí (Blag Deireanach faoi Thurcaithe, ar feadh tamaill!) Posted by on Nov 26, 2009

(le Róislín) You might recognize “blastanas” from two similar, more widely-used words, “blas” and “blasta.”  “Blas” is “taste” if talking about food and “accent” if talking about language.  “Blas” is also found in Irish English, particularly when discussing the Irish language, “great ‘blas,’” etc.  “Blasta” means “tasty,”  “delicious,” or sometimes “fluent” (though “líofa” is a more…

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