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单词 lingua geral
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lingua geral

/ˌlɪŋɡwə dʒəˈral/
(also lingoa geral)
noun
A language evolving from a simplified standardized version of Tupi, and used as a lingua franca in Brazil.
  • In widespread use throughout Portuguese Brazil from the 16th cent., before declining in favour of Portuguese from the mid 17th cent. onwards. A later version of the language was taken up in the Amazonian basin, where it is still spoken by a limited population along the Rio Negro; it is now an official language of Brazil..

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. From Portuguese lingua geral language evolving from a simplified standardized version of Tupi, specific use of lingua geral lingua franca, common language from lingua language + geral.

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