hissing
[ his-ing ]
/ ˈhɪs ɪŋ /
noun
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby hissing
hispidulous, hiss, Hiss, Alger, Hissarlik, hisself, hissing, His's line, hissy, hissy fit, hist, Histadrut
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