pão-de-leite

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Portuguese

Etymology

From pão (bread) +‎ de (of) +‎ leite (milk).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈlej.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.deˈlej.te/
 

  • Hyphenation: pão‧-de‧-lei‧te
Primrose

Noun

pão-de-leite m (plural pães-de-leite)

  1. (botany) (Primula vulgaris) primrose
    Synonyms: rosa-de-páscoa, pão-e-queijo, primavera, prímula, queijadilho

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