feijão-galego

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Portuguese

Etymology

From feijão (bean) +‎ galego (Galician).

Feijão-galego

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.ɡaˈle.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.ɡaˈle.ɡo/
 

  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-ga‧le‧go

Noun

feijão-galego m (plural feijões-galegos)

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

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