The Hubbub

The Hubbub

The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) mentions that, when the word "algarabía" comes from the Hispanic Arabic al'arabíyya , it refers to the Arabic language . In addition, in the colloquial language, it is called "algarabía" to oral or written language that is not understood .

By extension these meanings, it is called babble to bustle and crying that occurs when many people speak simultaneously. The hubbub is also the way of talking run over. For example: "Why is there so much cacophony in this place? What are all these people celebrating? " , " We're going somewhere else: with this hubbub we can not talk in peace , "" I could not sleep all night because of the hubbub generated by my neighbors . "

If we focus on the third example, we can see one of the contexts in which this term appears more frequently: the parties and informal meetings . Music composed specifically to break the ice and dance carefree are often combined with meals that invite great encounters between friends and family, and all this results in an environment where rejoicce reigns, where many conversations, laughter and shrieks overlap. they only seem to make sense within the group that produces them.

For this reason, it can happen that the hubbub of some becomes the discomfort of others: if a person decides to hold a meeting at home in the middle of the week that lasts until late at night, with the characteristics set out in the paragraph above, it is likely to bother a neighbor who must get up very early to go to work or study. Although for this there are rules within each community of neighbors, many times the solution arrives too late.

In many regions , the joke is usually associated with joy or good humor : "The singer was greeted with racket by his fans at the airport" , "Follow the hubbub in the city after the triumph last night" , "With a triple in the last second, Kobe Bryant unleashed the hubbub . "

Algarabía, on the other hand, is the common name that several plants receive . In general, the notion refers to the Mantisalca salmantica , which belongs to the group of asteráceas.

This plant has several peculiarities related to its name . In the first place, the two terms that make up its scientific name consist of the same syllables, although in a different order: Man-ti-sal-ca sal-man-ti-ca . On the other hand, the list of common names that it receives according to the region is practically endless; In addition to hullabaloo , it is also known as escobera, cabezuelas, cabezuela broom, broom, shepherd's bread, thistle of balls and stebe of Salamanca , among many others.

With regard to the habitat of this hubbub, we can say that it covers the whole of the Mediterranean with the exception of Corsica and Crete, meaning that it includes Mallorca, Morocco and Israel. It is a ruderal plant , that is, it occurs in habitats that have been modified by human beings, such as abandoned land that used to be used for cultivation, urban areas or roadsides. More specifically, the Salmantic Mantisalca prefers dry and arid rocky places.

Until recently, this plant was used as raw material to make brooms, and from there arose some of their common names. Given its medicinal properties, some people use it to treat diabetes naturally, since it contributes to the reduction of blood glucose levels.

The viscous Parentucellia and Agrostis nebulosa are other plants known as babble.

In Spain , at the end of the decade of 1970 there was a magazine called "Algarabía" , with a circulation of seven thousand copies. A Mexican publication with a circulation of ninety thousand copies per month is also called "Algarabía" .