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Taushiro, also known as Pinche or Pinchi, is a nearly extinct possible language isolate of the Peruvian Amazon near Ecuador. In 2000 SIL counted one speaker in an ethnic population of 20. Documentation was done in the mid-1970s by Neftalí Alicea. The last living speaker of Taushiro, Amadeo García García, was profiled in The New York Times in ...
Sangley (English plural: Sangleys; Spanish plural: Sangleyes) ... Chinito or Tsinito is a term derived from Spanish and means “a young Chinese man”, ...
Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...
A pincho (Spanish:; literally "thorn" or "spike"), pintxo (Basque:) or pinchu (Asturian:) is a small snack, [1] typically eaten in bars, traditional in northern Spain and especially popular in the Basque country, Navarre, La Rioja, Cantabria, and Asturias.
Pinchitos or pinchos morunos is a Moorish-derived food in Spanish cuisine, similar to kebab.The name pinchitos is used in the southern Spanish autonomous communities of Andalusia and Extremadura.
By this definition, the ethnically Chinese Filipino comprise 1.8% (1.35 million) of the population. [23] This figure however does not include the Chinese mestizos who since Spanish times have formed a part of the middle class in Philippine society [citation needed] nor does it include Chinese immigrants from the People's Republic of China since ...
In Spain, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, the word has a stronger meaning with a very negative emphasis; akin to "faggot" or "poof" in the English language. In Argentina, Peru, Chile, and Mexico maricón or marica is especially used to denote a "chicken" (coward).
"Bongo cha cha cha" is a song by French-Italian singer Caterina Valente. It was originally released in 1959 on a single.The song became a big national and international hit, being translated into several languages including Spanish, German, French and English.