feijão-branco

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Portuguese

Etymology

From feijão (“bean”) +‎ branco (“white”).

Feijão-branco

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃ˈbɾɐ̃.ko/
 

  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-bran‧co

Noun

feijão-branco m (plural feijões-brancos)

  1. navy bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  2. (Brazil) jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis)
    Synonym: feijão-de-porco

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