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Thanksgiving Vocabulary Posted by on Nov 20, 2009 in Learning, Vocabulary

In Brazil, there’s no such thing as Thanksgiving, but it’s useful to know vocabulary about your own culture so that you can share it with your friends in Portuguese. It’s much easier to explain something foreign when you know the right words. Let’s take a look:

holiday = feriado

Thanksgiving Day = Dia de Ação de Graças

turkey = peru

cranberry sauce = molho de oxicoco

pumpkin pie = torta de abóbora

mashed potatoes = puré de batata

sweet potato = batata doce

stuffing = recheio

Piligrims = peregrinos/colonos/colonos americanos

Native Americans = índios/indígenas

parade = desfile/parada

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