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cf. the Vauxhall Nova car "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish.
by kitd 6y ago
cf. the Vauxhall Nova car
"No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish.
- andrepd 6y agoAlso Hyundai Kona, "cona" means "cunt" or "pussy" in Portuguese.
- FridgeSeal 6y agoWow, Kona Bikes [0] must have a fun time in Portugal then.. [0] https://konaworld.com/ https://konaworld.com/
- fullstop 6y agoI wonder how kona coffee sells over there.
- sterwill 6y agoI think it's unlikely that Spanish speakers would have been confused about the word "nova" when used as a car name. In Spanish "nova" describes the same astronomical event we call a "nova" in English: a new light in the sky. Additionally Spanish "nuevo" and English "new" seem to share the same root. My point is these words all mean similar things to English- and Spanish-speaking car buyers.
- retrac 6y agoFor a non-mythical example, the 2nd-gen Buick LaCrosse was originally named Allure in the Canadian market. Se crosser is Quebec French slang for "to masturbate" and "la crosse" is also a slang term for a swindle or rip-off.
- geofft 6y agoCustomers either didn't make that association or didn't care: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...