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feijoada

/feɪʒˈwɑːdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
fei-joa-da
IPA
/feɪʒˈwɑːdə/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of Brazil.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Portuguese feijão Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese feijoadabor. English feijoada Borrowed from Portuguese feijoada, from feijão (“bean”).

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

feijoadas (plural)

Rhymes With

nevada granada nada armada cicada ramada enchilada shimada scheherazade pada fada empanada

Questions

How do you pronounce feijoada?
The recorded pronunciation is /feɪʒˈwɑːdə/.
What does feijoada mean?
A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of Brazil.
Where does feijoada come from?
Etymology tree Portuguese feijão Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese feijoadabor. English feijoada Borrowed from Portuguese feijoada, from feijão (“bean”).

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