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How many of these English words of Portuguese origin can you name?
The first letter of the word has been given to help.
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Word
A large, brown fruit of a palm tree
C
Coconut
Food made from heating sugars at high temperatures
C
Caramel
A fleshy, yellowish-red tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia and India
M
Mango
A heavily built wild ox with backswept horns; a bison or city in New York
B
Buffalo
A blood-sucking fly
M
Mosquito
A large, pink wading bird
F
Flamingo
Having practical knowledge in a field, such as technology
S
Savvy
A region of Canada bordering Quebec and the Atlantic; Newfoundland and _______
L
Labrador
An elite unit trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind lines
C
Commando
A language formed from the contact of two languages; Of mixed European and African descent
C
Creole
A tuberous vegetable native to the Americas
P
Potato
Art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and detail
B
Baroque
A starch extracted from cassava
T
Tapioca
A dye or type of dark blue
I
Indigo
A small, fast sailing ship commonly used by the Spanish and Portuguese
C
Caravel
The absence of pigmentation resulting in white physical features
A
Albino
An undead creature brought to life by reanimation of a corpse
Z
Zombie
A large small cat native to the Americas; also called a puma, panther, or mountain lion
C
Cougar
A seasonal wind reversal accompanied by variable precipitation levels; common in Asia
M
Monsoon
An armored vehicle used in front-line ground combat
T
Tank
A musical instrument that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets
M
Marimba
A large flightless bird endemic to Australia
E
Emu
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