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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?
Origin of smile
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English smyllen (verb); cognate with Old High German smīlan, Danish smile
synonym study for smile
1, 7. See laugh.
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British Dictionary definitions for smile
smile
/ (smaɪl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of smile
smiler, nounsmiling, adjectivesmilingly, adverbsmilingness, nounWord Origin for smile
C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish smila, Danish smile; related to Middle High German smielen
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Idioms and Phrases with smile
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