lingua geral

[ zhuh-rahl ]

noun

, (often initial capital letters)

1. a lingua franca based on Tupi and spoken in the Amazon basin of South America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lingua geral¹

1855–60; < Portuguese: general language

Example Sentences

Don José, turning to the natives, addressed them in the Lingua Geral, which they all probably understood.

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