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:<\/p>\n
holiday = feriado<\/em><\/p>\n Thanksgiving Day = Dia de A\u00e7\u00e3o de Gra\u00e7as <\/em><\/p>\n turkey = peru<\/em><\/p>\n cranberry sauce = molho de oxicoco<\/em><\/p>\n pumpkin pie = torta de ab\u00f3bora<\/em><\/p>\n mashed potatoes = pur\u00e9 de batata<\/em><\/p>\n sweet potato = batata doce<\/em><\/p>\n stuffing = recheio<\/em><\/p>\n Piligrims = peregrinos\/colonos\/colonos americanos<\/em><\/p>\n Native Americans = \u00edndios\/ind\u00edgenas<\/em><\/p>\n parade = desfile\/parada<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 A\u00e7\u00e3o…<\/p>\n