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Oct 4, 2007 00:05
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español term
portuñol
español al inglés
Arte/Literatura
Jergas
a combination of Spanish and Portuguese.
I have seen different variations, including Portunish, Portuguish, Spanuguese. Does anyone know if one of these is more widely accepted?
If it makes a difference, the speaker is Portuguese, not Brazilian.
I have seen different variations, including Portunish, Portuguish, Spanuguese. Does anyone know if one of these is more widely accepted?
If it makes a difference, the speaker is Portuguese, not Brazilian.
Proposed translations
(inglés)
| 4 +6 | leave it as is and explain |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | portañol |
Taylor Kirk
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| 3 | "Portuguish" [Spanish and Portuguese mixed[ |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 3 | Portunish |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Proposed translations
+6
3 minutos
David Hollywood
Native in inglés
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, alemán al inglés
Related KudoZ points
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48
leave it as is and explain
''portunol,'' a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-10-04 00:11:22 GMT)
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"portuñol " of course ...
Yesterday was International Speak Portuñol Day. Portuñol is a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish much like Spanglish combines English and Spanish. ...
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2005/10/14 - 105k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-10-04 00:11:22 GMT)
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"portuñol " of course ...
Yesterday was International Speak Portuñol Day. Portuñol is a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish much like Spanglish combines English and Spanish. ...
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2005/10/14 - 105k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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Marina Soldati
8 minutos
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thanks Marina :)
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MarinaM
8 minutos
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thanks Marina :)
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| agree |
Robert Copeland
10 minutos
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thanks Robert :)
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Robert Forstag
13 minutos
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thanks Robert :)
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María Soledad Jorquera
44 minutos
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thanks María Soledad :)
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Anna Miramontes
14 horas
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thanks Anna :)
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9 minutos
Taylor Kirk
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in inglés
Estados Unidos
Translating into native U.S. English
Native in: inglés 
Works in: portugués al inglés, español al inglés
portañol
...
14 minutos
Michael Powers (PhD)
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in inglés
Estados Unidos
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, portugués al inglés, inglés al español, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
"Portuguish" [Spanish and Portuguese mixed[
Or, if you want to be creative, pronounce or write the above followed by an explanation.
Mike :)
Mike :)
13 horas
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
España
España
Native in español
España
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: español
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés, francés al español
Related KudoZ points
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12
Portunish
Parece estar más extendido...
Inglês009In fact, it may have endured for four or fewer years, if some gipsy years of migration from Portuguese to “Portunhol” (“Portunish” = something between ...
www.veramenezes.com/i009.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:40:56 +0100, Wolfgang Schwanke wrote: > B ...together, the so called "Portunish" or "Spanese" is becoming natural. For the Spanish people, Portuguese is as similar to their language as Russian. ...
expatforums.com/survive-europe-with-only-english-7286/page11/ - 62k - Cached - Similar pages
Inglês009In fact, it may have endured for four or fewer years, if some gipsy years of migration from Portuguese to “Portunhol” (“Portunish” = something between ...
www.veramenezes.com/i009.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:40:56 +0100, Wolfgang Schwanke wrote: > B ...together, the so called "Portunish" or "Spanese" is becoming natural. For the Spanish people, Portuguese is as similar to their language as Russian. ...
expatforums.com/survive-europe-with-only-english-7286/page11/ - 62k - Cached - Similar pages
Discussion
The expression does exist in English. All I want to know which variation is the most common one.