Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moqueca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-que-ca
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Brazilian stew from the state of Bahia, based on fish, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and cilantro.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now he serves up such Bahian specialties as moqueca, a zesty shellfish stew simmered in rich coconut milk and rice ($16)."
"Eating the crayfish moqueca was almost as painful at the outset as it was delicious."
"But the standout of the evening had to be the moqueca do mar, a seafood stew with a kick-ass tomato-coconut milk broth perfumed with saffron and served with a little silver dish of rice and a few tostones."

Etymology

Etymology tree Kimbundu mukekabor. Brazilian Portuguese moquecabor. English moqueca Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese moqueca, borrowed from Kimbundu mukeka.

Usage

Inflected Forms

moquecas (plural)

Questions

What does moqueca mean?: A Brazilian stew from the state of Bahia, based on fish, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and cilantro.
Where does moqueca come from?: Etymology tree Kimbundu mukekabor. Brazilian Portuguese moquecabor. English moqueca Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese moqueca, borrowed from Kimbundu mukeka.

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