Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picanha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: pi-can-ha
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese picanha.

Usage

Inflected Forms

picanhas (plural)

Synonyms

rump cap rump cover sirloin cap coulotte

Questions

What does picanha mean?: A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.
Where does picanha come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese picanha.

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