vergalho

English translation: dried pizzle

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Portuguese term or phrase:vergalho
English translation:dried pizzle
Entered by: EleoE

20:08 Jul 18, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Butchery - Entrails
Portuguese term or phrase: vergalho
List of entrails. No other context.

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EleoE
Local time: 17:47
pizzle
Explanation:
pizzle - an archaic English word for penis, of Low German or Dutch origin, is now used to denote the penis of a non-human animal.

ALSO

pizzle
1. The penis of an animal, especially a bull.
2. A whip made from a bull's penis.

ALSO

pizzle
1. prepuce.
2. penis.
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Marcos Ferreira
Local time: 21:47
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Summary of answers provided
5pizzle
Marcos Ferreira
4dried bull penis
Joao Marcelo Trovao
4genitals
Marlene Curtis
4beef tendons, dried muscles
Nick Taylor
3ox penis
Beatriz Souza


  

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dried bull penis


Explanation:
Sug.

Joao Marcelo Trovao
Brazil
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pizzle


Explanation:
pizzle - an archaic English word for penis, of Low German or Dutch origin, is now used to denote the penis of a non-human animal.

ALSO

pizzle
1. The penis of an animal, especially a bull.
2. A whip made from a bull's penis.

ALSO

pizzle
1. prepuce.
2. penis.


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pizzle
    Reference: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pizzle
Marcos Ferreira
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
genitals


Explanation:
Vergalho in English
genitals of oxen or horses after they have been cut and dried; whip whip, strike with a whip, lash, flog

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Note added at 44 mins (2012-07-18 20:53:12 GMT)
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Okay, Jamaica has long discovered the secret to fertility and virility. Cow Cod Soup has long been thought of as an Aphrodisiac. It contains the cod or penis of a bull and includes bananas, scotch bonnet pepper and white rum. Eating the genitals of the bull has been thought to make males more virile

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:47
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beef tendons, dried muscles


Explanation:
beef tendons, dried muscles

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:47
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: There is also a "tendão" in the list and I though that one is beef tendons. Is "tendão" something else then?

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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ox penis


Explanation:
sugestão.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5371500.stm
Last Updated:
Saturday, 23 September 2006, 11:15 GMT 12:15 UK

Beijing's penis emporium
By Andrew Harding
BBC News, Beijing

There are many thousands of Chinese restaurants around in the UK and everyone has their favourite dish, but only in China itself do chefs specialise in a range of slightly more unusual delicacies. (...)
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http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g33020-d83408...
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I don't get why this place is always crowded. Their Pho is not bad, but the rest of their stuff are only so-so. In terms of cleanliness and service, I would say this is on par with most Pho places, so don't expect too much. I can see that they have ox penis on their menu (no kidding)....could be interesting (...)

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beatriz_souza

Beatriz Souza
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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