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cor [cor 词源字典]: "Expressing surprise, excitement, admiration, or alarm", 1930s: alteration of God.[cor etymology, cor origin, 英语词源]
chukka: "Each of a number of periods (typically six, of 7 1/2 minutes each) into which play in a game of polo is divided", Late 19th century: from Hindi cakkar, from Sanskrit cakra 'circle or wheel'.
convolve: "Roll or coil together; entwine", Late 16th century (in the sense 'enclose in folds'): from Latin convolvere 'roll together', from con- 'together' + volvere 'roll'.
conflux: "Another term for confluence", Early 17th century: from late Latin confluxus, from con- 'together' + fluxus (see flux).
chillax: "Calm down and relax", Early 21st century: blend of chill (sense 3 of the verb) and relax.
cwtch: "A cupboard or cubbyhole", Welsh, from cwts, related to couch¹.
cava: "A Spanish sparkling wine made in the same way as champagne", Spanish.
cep: "An edible European mushroom with a smooth brown cap, a stout white stalk, and pores rather than gills, growing in dry woodland and much sought after as a delicacy", Mid 19th century: from French cèpe, from Gascon cep 'tree trunk, mushroom', from Latin cippus 'stake'.
californium: "The chemical element of atomic number 98, a radioactive metal of the actinide series, first produced by bombarding curium with helium ions", 1950s: named after California University (where it was first made) + -ium.
chunter: "Talk or grumble monotonously", Late 17th century: probably imitative.
carjacking: "The action of violently stealing an occupied car", 1990s: blend of car and hijacking.
chola: "A Latin American woman with American Indian blood", Mid 19th century: American Spanish (see cholo).
chantry: "An endowment founded for a priest or priests to celebrate masses for the soul of the founder", Late Middle English: from Old French chanterie, from chanter 'to sing'.
coypu: "A large semiaquatic beaver-like rodent, native to South America. It is kept in captivity for its fur and has become naturalized in many other areas", Late 18th century: from Araucanian.
cobber: "A companion or friend (often used as a form of address between men)", Late 19th century: perhaps related to English dialect cob 'take a liking to'.
caff: "A cafe", 1930s: representing a pronunciation.
col: "The lowest point of a ridge or saddle between two peaks, typically providing a pass from one side of a mountain range to another", Mid 19th century: from French, literally 'neck', from Latin collum.
corrie: "A cirque, especially one in the mountains of Scotland", Mid 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish coire 'cauldron, hollow'.
cripes: "Used as a euphemism for Christ", Early 20th century: alteration of Christ. More This old-fashioned exclamation, associated with Billy Bunter and the current mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is a euphemistic corruption of ‘Christ’.
Chrimbo: "Christmas", 1920s: child's alteration.