Kalta79 wrote: And some make me laugh, like "taco". It just sounds funny to me.
Sorry, the idea of tacos just make me hungry to eat one
. Beautiful, crispy taco shell with grated cheese, a bit of tomato or avocado & shredded lettuce, with salsa or guacamole. Possibly with cold roast chicken, beans or other meat filling. What a lovely range of ideas for a summer main meal.
Probably ideal if one has coeliac disease, if it doesn't involve wheat flour.
I believe that the idea of tacos come somewhere from either Texas way or Mexico, originally. So it is not necessarily an abbreviation of something else, unlike similar words you'd find in Australia, where abbreviations are down to a fine art.
A tinny is not just "short" for a (used to be tin) can of nice cold refreshing ale, pilsener, or lager, to be drunk with one's summer lunch, if equally nice cold "soft drinks" or soda don't appeal. It can also refer to a small light aluminium rowing boat, possibly with an outboard motor on the back, useful for going fishing or swimming on a Sunday arvo (afternoon). Unfortunately, many inland rivers have run dry now.
I'm not sure that what you might call a "
pick-up truck" is the same as what we call a utility truck, shortened to a utility, which has a 2 or more seated cabin with a fenced open tray on the back. They are often used by tradies (tradesmen), farmers, sportsmen, couriers & the like. In Australia, such a utility truck is always further abbreviated to a
ute. I understand that native Americans can sometimes be of Ute heritage as well.
It isn't the same thing at all. Maybe I should take a dekko (look) at some of these words... Aren't dialects & idioms fun!