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Porra
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English
Etymology
From en pt porra, a common expletive.
Noun
en South Africa derogatory offensive A person of Portuguese heritage, language or descent.
en 2011 Jacques Strauss The Dubious Salvation of Jack V. London w:Jonathan Cape 9780224091305 44 https://archive.org/details/dubioussalvation0000stra_x9u0/page/44/mode/1up But it wasn’t like Portugal could become cross with South Africa for interfering with Mozambique because they said they didn’t want it any more, and anyway, there were lots of Portuguese people living in South Africa. You only had to walk into a greengrocer or a corner shop to see that there was almost a village of Porras who lived above it or beside it.
en 2011 w:Lauren Liebenberg The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club London w:Virago Press 9781844084890 78 https://archive.org/details/westrandjivecats0000lieb/page/78/mode/1up I was here on time, which was a bloody miracle considering all hell had broken loose at my house, what with Johnny going out looking like a ducktail, and Dad threatening to klap him even if he was seventeen, and Mona bawling because Dad wouldn’t let her go to the social at the Catholic church on account of the Lebs and the Porras and other poor whites,
en 2018 John Hunt The Boy Who Could Keep A Swan in His Head Cape Town w:Umuzi 9781415209660 gAhbDwAAQBAJ 125 unknown Porras “Porras use fists and feet.” As Mr de Sousa was originally from Lisbon this statement seemed credible enough. He made two fists and assumed a boxing position. “Portuguese kiss.”
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From af pt porra, a common expletive.
Noun
af noun
af derogatory offensive a person of Portuguese heritage, language or descent