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Where does “buraco negro” come from?

buraco negro (Portuguese) comes from English black hole — A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or...

buraco negro (Portuguese): black hole

Definitions

  1. black hole

Ancestry of “buraco negro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishblack holeA place of punitive confinement; a lockup or...
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