pau-farinha

Portuguese

1. Cassava

2. Root of cassava

Etymology

From pau (“stick”) +‎ farinha (“flour”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi]

• (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: pau‧-fa‧ri‧nha

Noun

pau-farinha m (plural paus-farinhas or paus-farinha)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, botany) (Manihot esculenta) cassava

   Synonym: mandioca

2. (Brazil, colloquial, botany) root of cassava

   Synonym: mandioca

Related terms

• pau-brasil
• pau-doce
• pau-amarelo

Further reading

• “pau-farinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “pau-farinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024