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		dragontamer on Oct 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A lot of what is known about pirates is not true (... > corsario Good grief. The word "Corsair" in English means Pirate (or at least: Pirate Ship), but the word "corsario" in Spanish apparently means privateer. Apparently this "Pirate vs Privateer" issue turns into a fundamental linguistic issue depending on what side you were on in the 1500s age of sail. ------ > vicealmirante I'm amused that Captain translates into Vice Admiral.

jjk166 on Oct 19, 2022 | [–]

> I'm amused that Captain translates into Vice Admiral.

Francis Drake actually was an English Vice Admiral. The Spanish wikipedia is just more precise than the English one which merely calls him a naval officer.

svachalek on Oct 19, 2022 | [–]

Interesting, capitán is definitely a word (yo no soy marinero, as they say in La Bamba)

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