feijão-carito

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Portuguese

Etymology

From feijão (bean) +‎ carito (a bit expensive).

Feijão-carito

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.kaˈɾi.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.kaˈɾi.to/
 

  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-ca‧ri‧to

Noun

feijão-carito m (plural feijões-caritos)

  1. (Portugal) black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)
    Synonyms: carito, feijão-frade, (Portugal) feijão-galego, (Brazil) feijão-caupi, chícharo

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