“rascacielo” (lit “sky scratcher”) is the spanish term for skyscraper. Lots of english-primary students think that’s a weird one until they reflect on the english term.
Japanese is the same too: 摩天楼 (_matenrou_sky scraping/rubbing tower). As a kid I thought the ma part was 魔, which means “evil,” so I thought it meant “evil sky tower.”
“rascacielo” (lit “sky scratcher”) is the spanish term for skyscraper. Lots of english-primary students think that’s a weird one until they reflect on the english term.
Japanese is the same too: 摩天楼 (_matenrou_sky scraping/rubbing tower). As a kid I thought the ma part was 魔, which means “evil,” so I thought it meant “evil sky tower.”
We love to give the sky a little tickle