grão-de-bico

Portuguese

Etymology

From grão (“grain”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ bico (“beak”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈbi.ku/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈbi.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.deˈbi.ko/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈbi.ko]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.dɨˈbi.ku/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.dɨˈβi.ku]

  • Hyphenation: grão‧-de‧-bi‧co

Noun

grão-de-bico m (plural grãos-de-bico)

  1. chickpea (plant or fruit) (Cicer arietinum)
    Synonyms: ervanço, gravanço, chícharo
  • grão-de-cavalo
  • grão-de-corvo
  • grão-de-galo
  • grão-de-porco

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