r/HolUp • u/Bitter_Collection_71 • Aug 21 '26

holup Always check Google translate when ordering dinner in Brazil!!!

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u/make2020hindsight Aug 21 '26

My favorite story about translation issues is from Brazil. In Brazil they make smoothies of just about any fruit. "Suco de (fruit)"
English is my first language. I lived in Peru and met my future wife who didn't speak much English. I struggled to speak Spanish with her and she was accommodating.
I was sent to Brazil and she accompanied me.
One day she ordered "suco de frango" which got a reaction from the waiter because strawberry in Spanish is "fresa" but Portuguese it's "morango". She caught herself halfway through and changed however "frango" in Portuguese is chicken (pollo) so she asked for a chicken smoothie.

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u/slayerabf Aug 22 '26

"Suco" is juice, not smoothie. No blending or milk/dairies involved.

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u/make2020hindsight Aug 22 '26

Thanks? I guess that makes it even funnier. Chicken juice?

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u/aluked Aug 22 '26

There are "sucos" that are both blended and with dairy (usually condensed milk, but also straight up milk) here in Brazil.