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Old 06-27-2005, 12:27 PM   #3 (permalink)
Nana_Brazil
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We have most of them in Portuguese, just take a loook at them :
** the different ones I just wrote to show you**


aceite oil = óleo de oliva or azeite
aceituna olive = azeitona
Alá Allah (God) = Deus
alacena cupboard, closet = armário de cozinha
albaricoque apricot = damasco , albricoque
albóndiga meatball = almôndega
alcachofa artichoke, shower head = alcachôfra
alcoba bedroom = quarto
alcohol alcohol - álcool
Alcorán Qur'an (Koran) = Corão or Alcorão
alfalfa alfalfa = alfafa
algodón cotton = algodão
almohada pillow, cushion = almofada
alquiler rent = alugar
arrecife reef = recife
arroz rice = arroz
ataúd coffin, casket= caixão
atún tuna - atum
ayatolá ayatollah= aiatolá
azafrán saffron = alçafrão
azar al azar = at random = em ordem aleatória
azúcar sugar = açúcar
balde bucket = balde
califa caliph = califa
carcajada loud laughter, guffaw = gargalhada
(wow! I did not know this one)
cifra numeral, figure, amount, sum = cifra, número, numeral
cuzcuz couscous = cuzcuz (AHHHHHHH lol yummy)
dinar dinar= dinar
fulano so-and-so = fulano (de tal) or fulano e sicrano
guitarra guitar = violão (just the electric is guitarra)
harén harem = harém
hasta until (preposition), even= até
islam Islam = Islam / Islamismo ( and: Muslim = Mulçumano)
jabalí wild boar = javalí
jaque check (in chess) = xadrez
jaqueca migraine = enxaqueca
jarabe syrup = xarope
jirafa giraffe = girafa
limón (m.) lemon = limão
máscara mask = máscara
momia mummy = múmia
ramadán Ramadan = Ramadan
rehén hostage = refém
sultán sultan = sultão
tamarindo tamarind = tamarindo
tarea task, assignment = tarefa
tarifa tariff, rate = taxa


YOU SEE HOW MANY SIMILAR WORDS?
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