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[couriwaytown]

tell me about your favorite word in portugese!!!

OH! I CAN DO THAT :D so i have i would say two favorite words, it's hard to choose any favorite word in any language because every language is so extensive and there are so many possibilities and interpretations but two of my favorite words in portuguese are cafuné and basically any form of apaixonar and its derivatives, like apaixonada, apaixonante, etc etc.

i feel like "cafuné" is one you hear often when people make posts about words in other languages, but it's truly such a lovely word <33 it's a word dedicated to the specific kind of caressing of someone else's head, like when you lay on your parent's lap and they massage your head? that's cafuné. not only is it a delightful word it's about a delightful action, there's nothing better than some cafuné! :] it comes from quimbundo, a language spoken in angola!

and my other favorite word is any form of "apaixonar" basically :] that's a verb that means "to fall in love" as are all of its sisters; "apaixonada" means being in love, "apaixonante" is uhm.. hard to explain but it's like, captivating, something or someone that makes you fall in love constantly. it's also FAR from being only used in romantic contexts which makes it all the better for me :D and it's just such a lovely word, i love the way it sounds ...

also together with this specific bit, about the non-romantic but still lovey side, is "namorando", dating, when talking about something, not someone. it's not something i've ever seen in english, i think, but for example, say i really really like a dress, i can say "eu estou namorando aquele vestido" - "i am dating that dress" to mean i really like it \nd want it. i think it's so fun and i love using it, but i'm pretty sure it doesn't exist in english lol

this post is very long, thank you for letting me talk about these words :D languages are so fun and diverse, it's magical to see how they differ and compare :D