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queimada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
queima-da
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made from aguardiente, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and cinnamon. It is set alight before drinking.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Galician, past participle of queimar (“to burn”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

queimadas (plural)

Questions

What does queimada mean?
A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made from aguardiente, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and cinnamon. It is set alight before drinking.
Where does queimada come from?
From Galician, past participle of queimar (“to burn”).

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