aluá

See also: ALUA

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu ualua (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.luˈa/ [a.lʊˈa], (faster pronunciation) /aˈlwa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlwa/

Noun

aluá m (plural aluás)

1. a Brazilian drink made from fermented corn meal with the addition of pineapple, ginger etc.

Further reading

• “aluá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024