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Probably a no go for Spanish speakers.
by ozten 2y ago
Probably a no go for Spanish speakers.
- riffic 2y agonot really https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nova#Spanish https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nova#Spanish
- ARandomerDude 2y agoI think it was a pun. "No va" in Spanish means "it doesn't go."
- riffic 2y agoSpanish, being a continuation of Latin, recognizes "nova" as its own word; it doesn’t parse as no va. Your pun is an urban legend.
- kridsdale1 2y agoSee “Chevy Nova”
- skyyler 2y agohttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis... Often repeated, but it doesn't make any sense to Spanish speakers. Nova is a word on its own. Would an English speaker assume a hammer is made of ham?
- littlestymaar 2y agoEnglish speakers seem to belive that it makes sense to call “cheeseburger” a Hamburger with cheese, so who knows.