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The German Element in Brazil - Colonies and Dialect by Benjamin Franklin Schappelle
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_Brazilian German._ _High German._

barranke _f._........ Böschung_f._
cachass _m._......... Schnaps _m._
camarote _f._........ Theaterloge _f._
charute _f._......... Zigarre _f._
doss _n._............ Konfekt _n._
farelle _f._......... Kleie _f._
farin _n._........... Mehl _n._
fosforon _n._........ Streichholz_n._
kaschimbe _f._....... Tabakspfeife _f._
portreere _f._....... Weide _m._
troc _m._............ Wechsel _m._


D. Nouns of mixed origin are quite frequent, e.g.,

_Brazilian German._ _English._

aboboramus........... stewed (and mashed) pumpkin.
korbgarrafão......... demijohn.
miljekolben.......... cob (of corn).
mesclahosen.......... trousers (striped).
ochsencarrete........ ox-cart
palhazigarrette...... cigarette (with cornhusk wrapper).
polizeidelegado...... inspector of police.
puschochse........... draught-ox.
rocewirtschaft....... agriculture, farming.
sellofiskal.......... revenue agent.
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