lusism

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lusism (plural lusisms)

  1. Any word or phrase borrowed from Portuguese, or suggestive of Portuguese.
    • 2009, Geoffrey Hull, Standard Tetum--English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, Introduction, page x:
      In addition to this, many of the basic hereditary lexemes still used in Tetun-Terik have been replaced by lusisms (borrowings from the Portuguese) in Tetum-Praça.

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