Masculine
feijão
bean (seed)
Frequency
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.
Related words
edible bean
white bean
bean plant
Phaseolus vulgaris
bush beans
pole beans
common bean plant
field bean
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