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Word: flamenca (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1949-1949
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...American with "muchas pesetas" (exchange rates were favorable)--regional dishes like roast suckling pig, and eggs "al flamenca" with typical sauces and spices were cheap and delicious. Few visitors missed keen Jai-alai games (a Basque invention, Jai-alai and pelota, which resemble squash, are two of the world's swiftest, most exhausting sports). The sparkling wit of the decadent Spanish theater commences evenings at 11 as do most films. The most spectacular events, however, beside peasant flestas, were the colorful bullfights put on in large arenas every Sunday...

Author: By Julian I. Edison, | Title: Spain Offers Hot Climate, Bullfights, Attracts Few | 10/25/1949 | See Source »

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