pão-de-passarinho

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Portuguese

Etymology

From pão (bread) +‎ de (of) +‎ passarinho (little bird).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒi.pa.saˈɾĩ.ɲu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.de.pa.saˈɾi.ɲo/

  • Hyphenation: pão‧-de‧-pa‧ssa‧ri‧nho
Panicum miliaceum

Noun

pão-de-passarinho m (plural pães-de-passarinhos)

  1. (botany) proso millet (Panicum miliaceum)
    Synonyms: milhete, milho-miúdo, painço

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