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Portuguese
Etymology
From branco + -elo.[1]
Noun
branquelo m (plural branquelos)
- (informal, usually derogatory) whiteboy, cracker (white person)
2007, Charles Bukowski, Factótum, L&PM, →ISBN:Ei, branquelo sujo! Coloquei minha mala no chão. Uma mulatona estava sentada nos degraus da varanda, balançando as pernas. Tinha uma boa aparência. –Olá, branquelo sujo! Eu não disse nada. Fiquei apenas olhando para ela.- Hey, dirty whiteboy! I placed my suitcase on the floor. A big mulatto woman was sitting on the porch steps, swinging her legs. She had good looks. –Hello, dirty whiteboy! I said nothing. I just looked at her.
Adjective
branquelo (feminine branquela, masculine plural branquelos, feminine plural branquelas)
- (informal, usually derogatory) having a very pale skin
- 2015, Soraggi, Paulo Lima, Formigas de Camisetas Pretas, KBR EDITORA DIGITAL (→ISBN)
Wander era loiro e branquelo; Walter era moreno e tinha cabelos de carvão. Fisicamente, não possuíam traços em comum. O que garantia que eram irmãos: as certidões de nascimento e o fanatismo por música.- Wander was blond and pale; Walter was dark and had coal hair. Physically, they had no features in common. What guaranteed that they were brothers: birth certificates and fanaticism for music.
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