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Where does “lɔ́sɔ” come from?
lɔ́sɔ (Lingala) comes from Portuguese arroz, from Old Portuguese arroz.
lɔ́sɔ
(Lingala): rice
Definitions
rice
Ancestry of “lɔ́sɔ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Portuguese
arroz
rice
2
Old Portuguese
arroz
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