Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
Although most
Portuguese words come from Latin and Greek, there are borrowings from
several other sources, e.g.:
| Borrowed Vocabulary | ||
| Origin | Portuguese | English |
| African languages | chimpanzé | chimpanzee |
| carimbo | rubber stamp | |
| Arabic | alface | lettuce |
| arroz | rice | |
| Basque | cachorro | dog |
| bizarro | bizarre | |
| Chinese | chá | tea |
| jinriquixá | rickshaw | |
| Czech | robô | robot |
| polca | polka | |
| Dutch | iate | yacht |
| bóia | buoy | |
| English | futebol | football |
| sanduíche | sandwich | |
| French | abajur | lamp |
| chapéu | hat | |
| Gaelic | gato | cat |
| cerveja | beer | |
| German | quartzo | quartz |
| soldado | soldier | |
|
Germanic languages
(Vandals, Visigoths) |
branco | white |
| guerra | war | |
| Greek | caixa | box |
| mapa | map | |
| Hebrew | sábado | Saturday |
| querubim | cherub | |
| Hindi | suástica | swastika |
| pijama | pajamas | |
| Hungarian | sabre | sabre |
| páprica | paprika | |
| Amerindian languages | açaí | açaí fruit |
| capivara | capybara | |
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