alcagoita

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl cacahuete

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈɡɔj.tɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɔɪ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈɡɔj.tɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɔɪ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈɡɔj.ta/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɔɪ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈɡɔj.tɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣɔj.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧goi‧ta

Noun

alcagoita f (plural alcagoitas)

1. (Algarve) peanut

See also

• amendoim

References

• “alcagoita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025