The German Element in Brazil: Colonies and Dialect

Name: The German Element in Brazil: Colonies and Dialect
Author: Schappelle, Benjamin Franklin

Schappelle, Benjamin Franklin

German language -- Dialects -- Brazil; Germans -- Brazil

fac _m._ (facao) .............  Waldmesser.
     fakong _m. V._ fac ...........
     farello, farelle _f._ (farelo)  Kleie.
     farinha, farin _n._ (farinha)   Mehl, Mandiocamehl.
     farrapo, farrape _m._ (farrapo) Revolutionaer. (_Of 1835._) R.G.
     fazenda ......................  Landgut
     fazendas .....................  Schnittwaren, Stoffe, Waren.
                                     Landgueter.
     fazendenloge _f._ (fazendas
       _and_ loja) ................  Warenladen.
     feijao .......................  Schminkbohne, schwarze Bohne.
     feitor _m._ ..................  Verwalter, Aufseher.
     ferragens _f. plu._ ..........  Eisenwaren.
     figueira .....................  Feigenbaum.
     foice _f._ (foica, foice,
       fouce, fouxe) ..............  Buschsichel.
     forca ........................  Streitkraft, Revolutionaerbande.
     fosforo _n._ (fosforo) .......  Streichholz.
     freguez _m._ .................  Kunde.
     freguezia ....................  Kirchspiel.
     fuchs _m.V._ foice ...........
     fumo, fum _m._ (fumo) ........  Tabac.


=G.=

     _Brazilian German._             _High German._

     gaita ........................  Dudelsack, Zieharmonica.
     gallinha .....................  Huhn.
     galpao .......................  Schuppen, Huette.
     garaffe _f._ (garaffa) .......  Flasche.
     garca ........................  Reiher.
     garonne _f._ (garonna) .......  Reitdecke, Satteldecke (aus Leder).
     garrafao, garafao (garrafao) .  grosse Flasche.
     garupa .......................  Kruppe.
     gateado ......................  schwarzgefleckt (von Tieren).
     gazose _f._ (gazosa) .........  Brauselimonade.
     gordura ......................  Fettware (i.e., Schmalz, etc.).
     governador _m._ ..............  Statthalter.
     gramme _f._ (grama) ..........  Weidegras, Hundgras, Quecken.
     guisada (guisado) ............  Ragout, Wuerzspeise.


=I.=

     _Brazilian German._             _High German._

     intendent _m._
       (intendente _m._) ..........  Verwalter, Landrat, Intendant.
     invernada ....................  Winterquartier. (_For cattle._)


=J.=

     _Brazilian German._             _High German._

     jacare _m._ ..................  Krokodil, Kaiman.
     jaguatirica ..................  Tigerkatze.
     jatte _f._ (hiate _m._) ......  Segelschiff, Jacht, Zweimaster.


=K=.

     _Brazilian German._             _High German._

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The German Element in Brazil: Colonies and Dialect

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