Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Portuguese: used familiarly by American fishermen and sailors.
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I guese that they want to get as many 'white guys' as possible out there in states like Virginia.
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America who became a Japanese citizen, and by the writings of Wenceslau de Moraes (1854-1929), a Portu - guese diplomat.
BUDDHISM HAJIME NAKAMURA 1968
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He looked at Da Costa inquiringly and the little Portu-guese, following his thought, answered his unspoken ques-tion.
The Moon Pool 1919
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-- Collard greens and pork: Fusion (Portu-guese and Kongolese) dish from Central Africa.
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I'd guese it's got something to do with mud or lava filling in the indentations, or the sand or mud being compressed into rock.
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DON'T MISS DISH Sticky rice-stuffed quail, Portu-guese-style shrimp with green sauce, trio of flans;
Restaurant Girl 2009
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Fiera. com, Inc., the Spanish -, Portu - guese -, and English-language e-commerce site for Latin American and U.S.
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It is likewise guarded by two castles, one on the South side, and the other in the middle of the tow4i, which does not contain above four hundred inhabitants, partly Portu - guese and partly Mastiahoes; it has one parish church, one monastery of monks and a convent.
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The sixteenth, or regiment of Viera Tillis, is a ** «# — * corps much celebrated in the annals of the Portu - guese army.
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As early as the 22d of November, Mr. secretary Canning, in a despatch, addressed to the right ho - nourable John Charles Villiers, observed, that it was extremely important that the levies of Portu - guese force, if in other respects capable of being carried forward with advantage, should not stand still for want of immediate pecuniary assistance.
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