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Where does “gói” come from?
gói (Portuguese) comes from Yiddish גוי, from Hebrew גּוֹי — nation; gentile.
gói
(Portuguese): goy
Definitions
goy
Ancestry of “gói”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Yiddish
גוי
Gentile/gentile, non-Jew
2
Hebrew
גּוֹי
nation; gentile
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