Portuguese

Question 1

Amateur etymologists have tried in vain for years to link the Japanese word “arigato” with which Portuguese word that also translates roughly into English as “thank you”?

Answer 1

Obrigado

Question 2

Which musical instrument, named for a Polynesian word for a flea, is an adaptation of similar Portuguese instruments like the machete, the cavaquinho, and the rajão?

Answer 2

Ukelele