Masculine

feijão

bean (seed)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fe(j)ˈʒɐ̃w̃/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese *feijõo, variant of feijoo, from Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos). Doublet of Feijó. Cognate with Galician feixón, Ladino fijon, Spanish frijol, Catalan fesol and Italian fagiolo.

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