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Portunhol

Portunhol
 n.— «Portunhol (or Portuñol) is jocular trade jargon for Portuguese (or Spanish) spoke with notieceable Spanish (or Portuguese) interference.» —“Identifying Spanish Interference in the Speech of Learners of Portuguese” by Milton M. Azevedo The Modern Language Journal Jan.–Feb., 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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