_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_
_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._

macaco....... makak....... monkey.
trapiche..... trapisch.... warehouse (on the wharf).

3) Internal phonetic changes have taken place in such words as:

_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_
_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._

kaschero..... kaschör..... shop-man, clerk (in a store).
municipio.... munizip..... district.


B. Feminines.

In feminines the final vowel '_-a_' is as a rule weakened to _'e'_,
e.g.,

_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_
_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._

capoeira..... capoeire.... copse.
carreta...... carrete..... cart.
garaffa...... garaffe..... bottle.
lancha....... lanche...... barge.
larancha..... laranche.... orange.
mula......... mule........ mule.