Etymology

retornado

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Today it means: ethnic Portuguese living in Africa who moved to Portugal during the decolonization process Full definition →

Portuguese retornado
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromretornado
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  3. English todayretornado

Borrowed from Portuguese retornado.

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