OJO and OKO

I learned this today:

EYE is a palindrome in English, Spanish (OJO), and Polish (OKO).

Even better is the fact that the word for eye looks like two big eyes separated by a nose in Spanish and Polish.

Apricity

n. the warmth of the sun in winter



“A strange and lovely word.” — Ammon Shea, Reading the OED, 2009