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feijão-branco

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From feijão (bean) +‎ branco (white).

Feijão-branco

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈbɾɐ̃.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃ˈbɾɐ̃.ko/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈbɾɐ̃.ko]
 

  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-bran‧co

Noun

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feijão-branco m (plural feijões-brancos)

  1. navy bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  2. (Brazil) jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis)
    Synonym: feijão-de-porco
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Further reading

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