feijão-frade

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From feijão (“bean”) +‎ frade (“friar”).

Feijão-frade

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃ˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃ˈfɾa.de/
 

  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-fra‧de

Noun

feijão-frade m (plural feijões-frades or feijões-frade)

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

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