maminha

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Portuguese

Etymology

From mama (breast) +‎ -inha.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

maminha f (plural maminhas)

  1. diminutive of mama; small breast
  2. a cut of meat
    Coordinate terms: alcatra, costela, fraldinha, picanha
    • 1993, Paulo Mario Bacariça Vasconcellos, Guia prático para o confinador, NBL Editora, →ISBN, page 219:
      Os melhores cortes de carne para churrasco são: alcatra, picanha, costela, maminha e fraldinha. A picanha e a alcatra têm uma película fina, que deve ser retirada com a mão, como se retira um adesivo, para que não fiquem duras depois de []
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References

  1. ^ maminha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024