Salve Regina
[ sahl-vey ri-jee-nuh ]
/ ˈsɑl veɪ rɪˈdʒi nə /
noun Roman Catholic Church.
a prayer in the form of a hymn to the Virgin Mary.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
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