feijão-de-porco

Portuguese

Etymology

From feijão (bean) +‎ porco (pig).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈpoʁ.ku/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpoh.ku]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈpoɾ.ku/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpoɾ.ku]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈpoʁ.ku/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpoχ.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.deˈpoɻ.ko/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈpoɻ.ko]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐjˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpoɾ.ku/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fejˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpoɾ.ku/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fejˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpoɾ.ku/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /feˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpoɾ.ku/

  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-de‧-por‧co

Noun

feijão-de-porco m (plural feijões-de-porco)

  1. (Brazil) jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis)
    Synonyms: fava-brava; fava-contra-o-mau-olhado; fava-de-quebranto; feijão-branco; feijão-bravo; feijão-holandês, mangalô

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