queijada

Portuguese

Etymology

From queijo (“cheese”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke(j)ˈʒa.dɐ/ [ke(ɪ̯)ˈʒa.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke(j)ˈʒa.dɐ/ [ke(ɪ̯)ˈʒa.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke(j)ˈʒa.da/ [ke(ɪ̯)ˈʒa.da]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐjˈʒa.dɐ/ [kɐjˈʒa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐjˈʒa.dɐ/ [kɐjˈʒa.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kejˈʒa.dɐ/ [kejˈʒa.ðɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kejˈʒa.dɐ/ [kejˈʒa.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /keˈʒa.dɐ/ [keˈʒa.ðɐ]

Noun

queijada f (plural queijadas)

1. small cheesecake

Derived terms

• queijadinha

Further reading

• “queijada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “queijada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• queijada (doce) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt