Note 22 — THE MILITARY ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY NEWCOME PART II
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In the Portuguese language various meanings are attached to the same term. For instance, ‘Viva’ is generally intended for, ‘How do you do?’ ‘God bless you.’—‘Rompi’ is used ‘to beat, to tear, to scratch, to plunder.’—‘Patron’ is ‘the father of a family, the husband, the master.’—‘Sparum,’ ‘stop, be quiet, be easy, have done.’—‘Poke,’ from ‘poco,’ ‘a little, directly, quietly.’
The Portuguese driver perfectly resembles the English wagoner; except that the one is obstinate from stupidity, the other from insolence.