My favourite deciphering of the moniker karabela is "Cara Bella", "Beloved and beautiful" in Italian:-)
Relying on homophones from different languages will certainly get you in trouble.
Mine is Nova, the name given to a Chevrolet car and used in the context of a stellar explosion. They wondered why it was not selling in many European and South American nations, until someone pointed out " No Va" is means "Doesn't go" in many languages. (It was also a crap car.)
3rd March 2020, 09:26 AM
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