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Portuguese term or phrase:
origem da palavra pantufas
Portuguese answer:
pantufas = do francês pantoufle
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Cristina Santos
Apr 6, 2008 16:14
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Portuguese term
pantufas as slippers in english
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what is the origin of this term (pantufas)which has a similar equivalent word in most of the other Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) languages ?
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| 3 +2 | pantufas = do francês pantoufle |
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pantufas = do francês pantoufle
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pantufa
substantivo feminino
1. chinelo ou sapato confortável que se usa em casa, geralmente feito de tecido quente ou forrado a pêlo;
(Do fr. pantoufle, «pantufa»)
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-04-06 16:56:30 GMT)
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Infopedia (Portuguese online dictionary) says that the word comes from the French "pantoufle".
pantufa
substantivo feminino
1. chinelo ou sapato confortável que se usa em casa, geralmente feito de tecido quente ou forrado a pêlo;
(Do fr. pantoufle, «pantufa»)
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-04-06 16:56:30 GMT)
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Infopedia (Portuguese online dictionary) says that the word comes from the French "pantoufle".
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Kourosh Abdi
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Wagner Azevedo
: Yes. The Aurélio Portuguese Dictionary says it comes from the French "pantoufle" and the German Wahrig says the same. The dict.cc (online German-English dictionary) says the origin is from old North German.
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Obrigada, Wagner.
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