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This dictionary proposes an understanding of the Portuguese language, in its varieties, European and Brazilian, and geographical variants, in the so-called lusophone world and Galicia, as a dynamic transnational linguistic and cultural system.
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In this section, we highlight words that are part of the lives of Portuguese speakers in different points of the globe.
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Qui-da-lé • São Tomé e Príncipe
Letícia Trindade is a writer from São Tomé e Príncipe. The word she brings to this dictionary is qui-da-lê, an interjection originated from the Portuguese expression “Aqui d’el rei”, used in the past to cry for help. This expression is still used to ask for help.
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