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   jfeinstein1017@gmail.com to Federico Platania   
   Re: What does "Peaches en regalia" means   
   28 Jun 19 08:17:23   
   
   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   
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