feijão

Portuguese
feijão

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feijoo, from Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).

Cognate with Galician feixón, Spanish frijol, Catalan fesol and Italian fagiolo.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/, /fej.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: fei‧jão
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

feijão m (plural feijões)

  1. bean (seed)

Derived terms
  • Feijó

See also
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