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lin⋅gua ge⋅ral

  [zhuh-rahl]
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–noun (often initial capital letters)
a lingua franca based on Tupi and spoken in the Amazon basin of South America.
Origin:
1855–60; < Pg: general language
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lingua-geral

lingua franca developed in Brazil under Portuguese influence in the 16th and 17th centuries as a medium of communication between Europeans and Indians and between Indians of different languages. Lingua-geral was a modification of the Tupinamba Indian language.

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