I think we’re all familiar with Spanglish, where we take English words and make them sound Spanish because we don’t know what the correct Spanish word is. Well are you familiar with Engluese? That’s where we take English words and make them sound Portuguese because we don’t know what the correct Portuguese word is!

Growing up with grandparents that didn’t speak English, I always tried my best to teach them English words. Have you ever heard a Portuguese person try to speak English? You can hear that strong accent of theirs when trying to pronounce an English word. And many times, words became a bit twisted and ended up sounding Portuguese. I became accustomed to both hearing and using these words that I thought were Portuguese.

It only took a trip to the old country to realize that what I had been speaking all along was wrong! A perfect example of this was when I was hanging out with my cousins. We were trying to decide what to do that day and a suggestion was made to go shopping. So I said “let’s go to the store” in Portuguese but I pronounced the word store as “shh-toe-ah”.

Wow did I get some weird looks! So I repeated it a couple more times and still got clueless faces. Hmm, maybe I should describe what a store has? So I said “you know the place that sells clothes” in Portuguese and everybody started laughing at me. But what was so funny?

Much to my surprise, the word for store that I’ve been using all along, the same word my grandparents used, wasn’t even a real word. It wasn’t even Portuguese. It was an English word that sounded Portuguese!

You can imagine how scared I was to speak another word of Portuguese to anyone ever again!

Here is a list of other words that I’ve heard being used in Portuguese families:

• Microwave pronounced “my-row-wave”
• Drive pronounced “dry-var”
• Pretty pronounced “poody”
• Pillows pronounced “peelas”
• Garbage  pronounced “garbeesha”
• Closet pronounced “clause-ita”
• Hot Dogs pronounced “height-dogs”
• Spaghetti pronounced “shpargett”
• Pancakes pronounced “pan-ee-cakes”

Do you have any Engluese words that you can add to this list? Feel free to share in the comments!

“Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. If you don’t I don’t care, I’ll pull down your underwear!” Well, we wouldn’t want that to happen now would we?! Here are five fun Halloween recipes to give everyone something good to eat and keep your underwear up!

Jack-O-Lantern Sweet Potato Fries

Can’t go wrong with sweet potato fries! What better way to decorate your Halloween party than making Jack-O-Lantern Sweet Potato Fries!

Mummies In A Blanket

This is a cute take on Pigs In A Blanket, but with some Halloween spook! Mummies In A Blanket is a great idea for appetizers at your next Halloween party!

Cheese Witch Brooms

Cheese Witch Brooms is another cute appetizer recipe for your next Halloween party! The recipe is in Spanish at first, but the English version is also available further down.

Mummy Cookie Bites

Now onto the desserts! Mummy Cookie Bites is a such a simple recipe but makes for a very sweet and easy treat!

Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats

Who hasn’t made Rice Krispies?! This Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats recipe adds some Halloween fun!

Do you have any Halloween recipes that you love to use? Share them with us in the comments! Happy Halloween!

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