Words that come from Old Portuguese saber

20 words across 8 languages descend from Old Portuguese saber — including savvy, savviness, unsavvy, savvily, cybersavvy, sabi, sabi, nonsavvy.

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English (7)

Galician (4)

Portuguese (3)

Papiamentu (2)

Krio (1)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Kabuverdianu (1)

Guinea-Bissau Creole (1)