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Portunol

Portunol  n.— «In Portuguese Africa, I find I can muddle along by speaking something that might be referred to as portunol—basically Spanish, with as many Portuguese words, word-endings and inflections as I can muster.» —“In...

Portunol

Portunol  n.— «The team adopted “what they called Portunol, a hybrid of Spanish and Portugese.” » —“Loner, and a team man too” by D. Murali The Hindu Business Line (Chennai, India) May 31, 2004...

maconha

maconha  n.— «Está provado. Os efeitos medicinais da maconha beneficiam pacientes de câncer, Aids, glaucoma e esclerose múltipla. Mas os médicos do mundo inteiro se vêem num dilema crucial.» —“Quando a...

maconha

maconha  n.— «Maconha is true hemp—Cannabis sativa L.—which has become acclimatized in Brazil under a wealth of popular names, being variously known in different areas as diamba, pango, liamba, dirijo, birra, elva, fininha and fumo de...

maconha

maconha  n.— «Amidst the fray, no one dared whisper an obvious option: complete legalization of pot (maconha, in local parlance) and cocaine.» —“Brazil, Legalize Drugs, Now!” Love in Rio (Brazil) Apr. 25, 2004...

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