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pão-de-pobre

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Portuguese

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1. Cassava
2. Root of cassava

Etymology

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From pão (bread) +‎ de (of) +‎ pobre (poor).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.deˈpɔ.bɾe/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈpɔ.bɾe]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpɔ.bɾɨ/ [ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpɔ.βɾɨ]

  • Hyphenation: pão‧-de‧-po‧bre

Noun

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pão-de-pobre m (plural pães-de-pobre)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, botany) cassava (Manihot esculenta)
    Synonym: mandioca
  2. (Brazil, colloquial, botany) root of cassava
    Synonyms: mandioca, pau-farinha
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Further reading

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