fijám

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese feijão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈd͡ʒaŋ/, /fiˈd͡ʒɐŋ/

Noun

fijám

1. bean

   fijám-vemêlo ― bean used for feijoada

   fijám-frade ― black-eyed bean

   fijám-chicote ― Chinese long bean (literally, “whip bean”)

   Têm rê na bariga, nôm pôde intra unga fijám

   metaphor said of someone who is very arrogant

   (literally, “He who has a king in his stomach cannot make way for a bean”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#f