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Subject: Re: Flamenco
Author: Marc   (Authenticated as picard)
Date: January 18, 2010 at 10:37:20 AM
Reply to: Flamenco by Maegirl
The Spanish word flamenco means both 'Flemish' and 'Andalusian gypsy' but it's a safe bet that the surname refers to a person from Flanders just like English Fleming, French Flamand, German Flemisch, etc.

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