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    Lunfardo (Spanish pronunciation: [luɱˈfaɾðo]; from the Italian lombardo or inhabitant of Lombardy, lumbard in Lombard) is an argot originated and developed...
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    Argentine territory) are spoken by very few people. In addition there is Lunfardo, a slang or a type of pidgin with original words from many languages, among...
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    in Italian) lonyipietro (fool) fungi (mushroom) -> in Lunfardo: hat vento (wind) -> in Lunfardo: money matina (morning) from Italian "mattina" mina (girl)...
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    in this way is a form of word play called "al vesre" that is common in Lunfardo, an argot of Rioplatense Spanish.[citation needed] La Revancha del Tango...
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    the Italian language and its different dialects, since it incorporates lunfardo. In the border areas with Brazil in the northeast of the country, Uruguayan...
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    Neapolitan language. Italian and other European immigrants influenced Lunfardo—the regional slang—permeating the vernacular vocabulary of other Latin...
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    Most tango lyrics use lunfardo sparsely, but some songs (such as El Ciruja, or most lyrics by Celedonio Flores) employ lunfardo heavily. Here are some...
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    parlar falar, palrar a vorbi to eat menjar manjar pappai mangiare manger comer (manyar in lunfardo; papear in slang) comer (papar in slang), manjar a mânca...
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    assimilate into city life. The Lunfardo argot originated within the prison population, and in time spread to all porteños. Lunfardo uses words from Italian dialects...
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    kindness to foreigners and the similar ability for international influence. Lunfardo is an argot of the Castilian language as spoken in Argentina which appeared...
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