1900s

Portuguese words first recorded in the 20th century

1 Portuguese word whose earliest known written record dates from the 20th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

1. grana

   1900–1999

   Houaiss calls its origin obscure and reports the view of Aurélio that it comes from Portuguese grão (“grain”). Nascentes also derives it from that word. Wiktionary instead takes it as borrowed from…

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