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Terms in Portuguese 1721-1730 of 3077

limão verde

/lee-MOWNG VEHR-deh/
[Portuguese]

Lime

limonada

/lee-moh-NAH-duh/
[Portuguese]

Lemonade. Lemon squash.

limpar

/LEEN-pahr/
[Portuguese]

To clean

limpo/limpa

/LEENG-poo/
[Portuguese]

Clean

lingua

/LEEN-gwuh(sh)/
[Portuguese] plural linguas

Tongue

lingua

[Portuguese]

Wedge sole. A small, sought-after sole from the eastern Atlantic.

língua

/LEEN-gwuh/
[Portuguese] plural línguas

Tongue

lingua de boi

[Portuguese]

"Ox tongue." Beefsteak mushroom. It may be sliced and fried like liver, or eaten raw with a salad, when it should be cut into thin strips, soaked in salted water, drained and then dressed with a vinaigrette.

lingua de porco

/LEEN-gwuh deu POR-koo/
[Portuguese]

Pig's tongue

lingua de vaca

/LEEN-gwuh deu VAH-kuh/
[Portuguese]

Ox tongue