mingau

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi minga'u.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mĩˈɡaw/ [mĩˈɡaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mĩˈɡaw/

• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: min‧gau

Noun

mingau m (plural mingaus)

1. (Brazil) porridge (breakfast cereal dish)

   Synonyms: papa, papinha

Further reading

• “mingau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “mingau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• mingau on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt