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|| Bend in a road with a very acute angle (i.e. very steep curve). Usually a vehicle has to turn almost 180 degrees. Could represent a sudden shift in the characters' views and emotions. || || Tall spires with onion-shaped crowns, distinctive feature of Arabic mosques. || || Long cloak of coarse woolen fabric with a hood. Worn by Berbers and Arabs. ||
 * Page || Word/Term/Phrase || Meaning/Explanation ||
 * 63 || Mogador || City in Morocco, common tourist site and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mentioned by Eric as a reference to a past mishap. ||
 * 64 || Rhodesia || Refers to country formed by British colonizers. No longer in use today; area occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia. Mrs. Lyle mentions the place as a reference to a past mishap as well. ||
 * 64 || burro || Small donkey ("burro" = donkey in Spanish). Reminds Mrs. Lyle of Spain, and the donkey's negative connotations of ignorance are emphasized by Mrs. Lyle's recount of Spain. ||
 * 66 || sebkha || Geological feature in North Africa; smooth, flat plain high in salt ||
 * 67 || belvedere || "Beautiful view" literally in Italian. Used as an architectural term to refer to buildings that provide beautiful views. Port mentions it and adds that there "ought to be a superb view" (67). ||
 * 67 || hairpin curve
 * 68 || minaret
 * 73 || //Dime ingrato, porque me abandonaste, y sola me dejaste// || Rough translation: "Tell me, ungrateful one, why you abandoned me and left me alone". Sung by Kit while she is drunk with Tunner, could refer to her detachment from Port and conflicting emotions. ||
 * 75 || Berber || Indigenous peoples of North Africa. ||
 * 76 || burnouses
 * 78 || tete-a-tete || A private conversation between two people without the intrusion of a third party. Could refer quite directly to Tunner's "intrusion" upon Port and Kit's marriage. ||

Note: page numbers are from the Harper Perennial edition of the book.