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🗓 2026-05 // 🇩🇪 #Stellau, #Germany // 📸 #Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max // 🏷️ #urbanexploration #osterfeuer #iphonephotography #iphone16promax

No. 36 in my photo collection of signs of unique Spanish-language business names ending in 𝗲𝗿í𝗮: MARISQUERÍA

The word for "seafood" or "shellfish" in Spanish is "marisco" so a "marisquería" is a seafood restaurant or shellfish bar.

Note that the 𝗰 in "marisco" has changed to 𝗾𝘂 in the process of adding the 𝗲𝗿í𝗮 suffix.

In Spanish, as in English, a 𝗰 followed by an 𝗮, 𝗼, or 𝘂 has a hard "k" sound while a 𝗰 followed by an 𝗲 or 𝗶 has a soft "s" sound. The last letter of the root word is dropped before adding the 𝗲𝗿í𝗮 suffix, so in this case we'd end up with "mariscería." But this would cause the 𝗰 to undergo a change in pronunciation from a hard to soft sound. In Spanish, a word's original pronunciation must be maintained during conjugation or when adding a suffix, so the 𝗰 must be changed to 𝗾𝘂 to maintain a hard "k" sound, giving us "marisquería."

May 2023 | Mexico City, Mexico

To view all of the –ería photos I've posted so far, visit my Collection here: https://pixelfed.social/c/867505112495812844

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Captured the haunting beauty of Prague’s Charles Bridge at dusk. This powerful statue group, bathed in the fading light, tells a story of faith and human struggle. The dramatic sky and glowing city lights add to the timeless atmosphere of this iconic location. A moment frozen in stone and light.

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Paaskerk (1963, "easter church") in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. The architect, TU Delft alumnus Baron van Asbeck (1911-2010), drew inspiration from Le Corbusier's Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp (1954).
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Il crollo di casa Escher

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Back street - Nikon f801
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