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Aûsunoun
An Old Tupi noun denoting love, affection, friendship, or benevolent regard.
Aûsubverb
An Old Tupi transitive verb meaning to love, care for, or hold someone in deep esteem.
Bilingualadjective
Possessing the ability to speak two languages fluently, or conducted using two distinct linguistic mediums.
Decorumnoun
Behavior in keeping with good taste, propriety, and established standards of dignity.
espressonoun
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing pressurized hot water through finely ground coffee beans.
Heterogeneousadjective
Composed of diverse, dissimilar elements, individuals, or cultural traditions joined together.
Hinarionoun
A consecrated book or collection of received spiritual hymns sung in rhythm to structure and guide ceremonies in Santo Daime.
Hookahnoun
A traditional water pipe of Middle Eastern origin used for smoking specially prepared flavored tobacco.
katananoun
A Japanese single-edged sword with a curved blade, traditionally carried by samurai. In the article, the subject of the classified report carries an encased katana sword.
Legacynoun
An enduring body of work, set of values, or material inheritance handed down from a predecessor to future generations.
Lineagenoun
Direct lineal descent from an ancestor, or an unbroken historical sequence of practitioners, ideas, or artistic traditions.
Malandronoun
A cunning, charming rogue or hustler in Brazilian culture who navigates life with wit, agility, and improvisational ease.
Monoclenoun
A single eyeglass lens designed to correct or enhance vision in one eye, held in place by the facial muscles around the eye socket.
Nomadnoun
An individual or member of a community who travels continuously from place to place rather than living permanently in one fixed location.
nostalgicadjective
Characterized by or evoking an affectionate, bittersweet longing for past eras, places, or personal memories.
Pan-Amazonianadjective
Encompassing, spanning, or characteristic of the entire geographic and cultural territory of the Amazon basin.
proverbnoun
A short, pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a perceived truth or piece of practical advice.
Rezonoun
A formal spiritual prayer or spoken invocation chanted to inaugurate, direct, or conclude a traditional sacred gathering.
samurainoun
A member of the warrior class of feudal Japan, bound by codes of loyalty and honour, who served under the shogunate system. In the article, the samurai class is one of the two groups with access to Noh theatre.
Saudadenoun
A profound, melancholic longing for an absent person, place, or time that is loved and remembered with bittersweet affection.
Seppukunoun
A ritual suicide practiced by Japanese samurai to preserve honor, fulfill duty, or atone for a severe failing.
shogunatenoun
A feudal military dictatorship in Japan, headed by a shogun, in which loyalty and honour were central to its operation. The system was exclusive to Japan and did not exist in other Asian nations.
sommeliernoun
A trained specialist knowledgeable in wine or fine goods, often used colloquially to describe self-appointed critics who scrutinize cultural details.
Syncreticadjective
Characterized by the fusion or combination of different forms of belief, cultural practices, or theological doctrines.

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