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The dictionary raised some controversies, some of which Navarro corrected. One of them is the spelling of the word pyrang, which means red. Contrary to what was originally stated (before the dictionary was published), the word is spelled with an i: piranga, as in the word 'ypiranga, which means red river. [10] [8]
According to Encarta Dictionary and Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, "dodo" comes from Portuguese doudo (currently, more often, doido) meaning "fool" or "crazy". The present Portuguese word dodô ("dodo") is of English origin. The Portuguese word doudo or doido may itself be a loanword from Old English (cp. English "dolt") [34] Embarrass
The term comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English , crya (pronounced /kraɪ.ə/ ), was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically according to the mwa sound they made, which was not unlike that of a human crying baby.
a Portuguese loanword from English. A Brazilian definition is "a company that does its accounting in a country other than the one(s) where it operates." [53] Organização criminosa Organized crime. See also § Associação criminosa, § Quadrilha.
In 2014, Brazil's Institute of National Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) officially recognized Guaraní-Mbyá as being of cultural significance in Brazilian history. [30] This decision was the product of a pilot project that researched the number of speakers of the language in conjunction with other important indicators.
On the other hand, the "a + infinitive" form is virtually nonexistent in Brazil, and is considered incorrect in Brazilian Portuguese, though it can be found in 19th century literature. A distinctive trait of Portuguese grammar (shared with the Galician language and Sardinian ) is the existence of infinitive verb forms inflected according to the ...
Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a classical Tupian language which was spoken by the indigenous Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. In the words of Brazilian tupinologist Eduardo Navarro, "it is the classical indigenous language of Brazil, and ...
Brazil, due to its continental size and the immigration to Brazil that colonized and populated the country for centuries, has different dialects throughout the national territory, even so it is perfectly possible for a Brazilian to understand a different dialect from the other end of the country, because writing is the same, and often the ...