caruru

See also: Carurú

Portuguese

Caruru

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾuˈɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾuˈɾu/

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

caruru m (plural carurus)

1. an Afro-Brazilian food made from okra, onion, shrimp, palm oil and toasted nuts
2. any of several edible plants of the Amaranthus genus

Derived terms

• caruru-azedo

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: calalú
  • → English: callaloo

Further reading

• “caruru”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “caruru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024