pão-de-leite

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.deˈlej.te/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈleɪ̯.te]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈlɐj.tɨ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈlej.tɨ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈlej.tɨ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈle.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: pão‧-de‧-lei‧te

Noun

pão-de-leite m (plural pães-de-leite)

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

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