galinhada

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galinhada com pequi
(galinhada with pequi)

Etymology

From galinha (chicken) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -adɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li‧nha‧da

Noun

galinhada f (plural galinhadas)

  1. (colloquial) chicken flock
    • 1984, Hermengarda Leme Leite Takeshita, Um grito de liberdade: uma família paulista no fim da belle-époque, São Paulo: Alvorada, page 64:
      [] mas ele não dava o milho, antes fazia uma passeata pelo terreiro em volta de casa com a galinhada, patos, perus e angolas, piando atrás dele.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (Brazil) traditional southeastern Brazilian stew made with chicken, rice and spices; some recipes also include pequi fruit and heart of palm
    • 1984, “Esses dias” (chapter 100), in Ivo Inácio Bersch, compiler, Recordar é viver: cancioneiro popular, 2nd edition, São Paulo: Edições Loyola, published 1999, →ISBN, page 60:
      Pra sair, o pessoal não quis esperar o amanhecer,
      Pois a água na boca não lhes parava de correr.
      /: Quando ouviam um boi berrar, ou um galo fiel cantar,
      Já pensavam no espeto ou na galinhada a fumegar []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Galingjaat

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