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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks to portuguese, my mind keeps associating Flemish with flamingoes and flamenco.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought flamenco was Spanish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It is, but "a flemish person" would translate to "uma pessoa flamenga" in portuguese. 3 very similar sounding and written words that relate to very different things.