dendê

See also: dende and dəndə

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu ndénde (“palm tree”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: den‧dê

Noun

dendê m (plural dendês)

  1. the fruit of the African oil palm (dendezeiro, Elaeis guineensis)
    Synonym: (Guinea-Bissau) chabéu
  2. ellipsis of azeite de dendê (“palm oil”)
    Synonym: óleo de palma

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “dendê”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “dendê”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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