lusism

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noun

Any word or phrase borrowed from Portuguese, or suggestive of Portuguese.

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Meanings

lusism1

nounlusism (plural lusisms)

plural lusisms · alternative Lusism

  1. Any word or phrase borrowed from Portuguese, or suggestive of Portuguese.

    In addition to this, many of the basic hereditary lexemes still used in Tetun-Terik have been replaced by lusisms (borrowings from the Portuguese) in Tetum-Praça.

    2009, Geoffrey Hull, Standard Tetum--English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, Introduction, page x

Lusism2

nounLusism (plural Lusisms)

plural Lusisms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lusism.
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Chicago

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