Manzana (January 1966)

[James A. Landau]

In a message dated 4/3/2003 5:07:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, douglas at NB.NET
writes:

> Modern Spanish expresses "The Big Apple" as "La Gran
> Manzana" AFAIK.

"Big apple" would be "manzana grande".  "gran manzana" is something close to
"great apple".  Don't feel bad.  The "Grand Canyon" in Arizona is not so
named for being grand; it is a mis-translation of Spanish "Gran Can~on".

             - Jim Landau