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perhaps from Old Portuguese lingoa, today's língua, ("language", "tongue") related to Old Provençal lengo, lingo. Or perhaps, from Polari slang, ultimately from Italian lingua franca . Polari is a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual ...
Profanity in the Portuguese language – words and phrases considered vulgar, taboo, blasphemous, inflammatory or offensive – can be divided into several categories. Many are used as insults, and all express the utterer's annoyance. Considerable differences are found among varieties of Portuguese, such as those in Portugal and in Brazil.
— François de La Mothe Le Vayer, French writer (9 May 1672), to physician and traveler François Bernier, who had come to say goodbye to him "Bad, bad! [15]: 95 To judge by what I now endure, the hand of death grasps me sharply." [11]: 140 [15]: 95 — Salvator Rosa, Italian artist and poet (15 March 1673), when asked how he was
“For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam,” the statement concluded.
A YouTuber who loved to spend his days alone in the wilderness lost his life in a sudden snowstorm after spending a year hiking through the isolated Jokkmokk region in Sweden.. Storm De Beul was ...
It was in this region that the ancestral language of both modern Portuguese and modern Galician, known today as Galician-Portuguese, was the common language of the people. [2] Like the troubadour culture in the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe , Galician-Portuguese poets sang the love for a woman, which often turned into personal ...
Fans of renowned comedian Conan O’Brien shared his condolences after receiving the bittersweet news of the late-night host’s parents passing away. Dr. Thomas O’Brien, aged 95, and his wife ...
While Cape Verdean Creole is the mother tongue of nearly all the population in Cape Verde, Portuguese is the official language.Creole is, therefore, used colloquially, in everyday usage, while Portuguese is used in official situations, at schools, in the media, etc. Portuguese and Creole live in a state of diglossia, meaning that Portuguese is typically used in formal situations, in the media ...