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Jew-Tongo

Jew-Tongo proper noun: synonym of Saramaccan.

Proper noun

Jew-Tongo

  1. Synonym of Saramaccan.
    • this Jargon is spoken in Surinam in Dutch Guiana, and is called in the vernacular Jew-Tongo. The first settlers in this colony were principally Jews from England and Brazil1876 June 30, The Jewish Chronicle
    Synonyms:
    Saramaccan

Synonyms of Jew-Tongo

Origin of Jew-Tongo

From Jew (see Wikipedia: History of the Jews in Suriname) and Sranan Tongo tongo.

Questions about Jew-Tongo

What does Jew-Tongo mean?
Jew-Tongo means synonym of Saramaccan.
What part of speech is Jew-Tongo?
Jew-Tongo is a proper noun.

Words near Jew-Tongo in the dictionary

  1. Jew-hatred
  2. Jew-ish
  3. Jew-Lord
  4. Jew-lover
  5. Jew-lovers
  6. Jew-Tongo
  7. Jewbag
  8. Jewbags
  9. Jewboy
  10. Jewboys
  11. JewBu

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