On Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at 3:40:12 AM UTC-4, Federico Platania wrote:   
   > Hi.   
   >    
   > I was wondering about the meaning of the title "Peaches en regalia"   
   > (which is, by the way, one of my favourite FZ songs).   
   >    
   > "Peaches" is english for "downy juicy fruits with sweet yellowish or   
   > whitish flesh". And that's ok.   
   >    
   > "en" has quite the same meaning wether it's french ("at") or spanish   
   > ("in").   
   >    
   > "regalia" is italian and it means "present", "gift". But, more   
   > precisely, a "regalia" is a gift from a person who is higher in a   
   > hierarchical grade to a person who is lower (i.e.: from a boss to a   
   > employee).   
   >    
   > All in all, "Peaches en regalia" could mean "Peaches for free".   
   >    
   > Is this correct?   
   >    
   > Federico   
   > http://www.samuelbeckett.it   
      
      
      
      
   re·ga·li·a   
   rəˈɡālyə/   
   noun   
   the emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, scepter, and other   
   ornaments used at a coronation.   
   the distinctive clothing worn and ornaments carried at formal occasions as an   
   indication of status.   
   "the Bishop of Florence in full regalia"   
      
   So, "Peaches en Regalia speaks of peaches wearing their finest, most ornate   
   clothing, no doubt, as they parade proudly by...   This would be typically   
   Zappa; remember, he's the one who wrote: "Call any vegetable, and the   
   vegetable will respond to you!"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)