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vatapá

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vat-a-pa
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Afro-Brazilian dish made with bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese vatapá, from Yoruba ẹ̀bà Tápà (“pirão thickened in the style of the Nupe people”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ẹ̀bà Tápà

Inflected Forms

vatapás (plural)

Questions

What does vatapá mean?
An Afro-Brazilian dish made with bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste.
Where does vatapá come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese vatapá, from Yoruba ẹ̀bà Tápà (“pirão thickened in the style of the Nupe people”).

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