feijão-de-frade

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “bean of friar”

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈfɾa.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈfɾa.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˌʒɐ̃w̃.deˈfɾa.de/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˌʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈfɾa.de]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.dɨ/ [fɐjˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.dɨ/ [fɐjˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.dɨ/ [fejˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.dɨ/ [fejˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /feˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.dɨ/ [feˌʒɐ̃w̃.dɨˈfɾa.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: fei‧jão‧-de‧-fra‧de

Noun

feijão-de-frade m (plural feijões-de-frade)

1. Alternative form of feijão-frade (black-eyed pea)

Further reading

• “feijão-de-frade”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024