retornado

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noun

ethnic Portuguese living in Africa who moved to Portugal during the decolonization process

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Meanings

nounretornado (plural retornados)

plural retornados

  1. ethnic Portuguese living in Africa who moved to Portugal during the decolonization process

Origin

  1. Portugueseretornado
  2. Portugueseretornado
  3. Englishretornado

Borrowed from Portuguese retornado.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reodorant
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APA

retornado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retornado

MLA

“retornado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retornado. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retornado,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retornado.

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