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Any portugese speakers...?

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ChatterMonkey · 10/01/2024 16:32

Having to translate a document for work from portuguese to English, google translate has done a lot of the heavy lifting for me, but theres a few things that may be abbreviations so not picking up properly...

Any idea what 'Açucar bco.bs/und' might be? Ive worked out that açucar is sugar, but not sure on the rest!

Then what would 'abobora moscada' be? I think that abobora is pumpkin, but cant figure out the second word...

Any Portuguese speakers, any help would be great!

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LaCerbiatta · 10/01/2024 16:37

I'm portuguese and have no idea!! Moscada would go with noz to make nutmeg. No idea what it means next to abóbora!

Is it portuguese from Brasil?

LaCerbiatta · 10/01/2024 16:41

ok bco is probably branco = white
und may be unidade = unit
bs looks like it may be brown sugar (mascavado)

LaCerbiatta · 10/01/2024 16:43

And Google tells me abobora moscada is just a normal pumpkin.
In portuguese from Portugal would be abóbora menina. So this is definitely from Brasil

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ChatterMonkey · 10/01/2024 16:49

Its from Cape Verde, so probably slightly different from Portugal Portuguese...

Thank you! Might have a few more to check in a bit haha.

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ChatterMonkey · 10/01/2024 16:59

What would 'cong.' Be an abbreviation for at the end of quite a few products?

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ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere · 10/01/2024 17:08

cong. - could it be frozen? Short for congelado? I'm trying to think of food related words :D

ChatterMonkey · 10/01/2024 17:22

Frozen would make a lot of sense, thank you!!

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ChatterMonkey · 10/01/2024 19:29

What would 'Carne Bovino Patinho' be?

Google is suggesting it might be beef duckling but that doesnt sound right... it looks like some sort of cut of beef?

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LaCerbiatta · 10/01/2024 19:43

I would guess beef from a brand called 'patinho'

LaCerbiatta · 10/01/2024 19:45

Shouldn't have guessed without googling. It's indeed a cut. It's from the back of the cow and meant to be very lean and versatile....

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