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feijoada

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fei⋅jo⋅a⋅da

[Port. fey-zhoo-ah-dah; Eng. fey-jwah-duh]
–noun Brazilian Cookery.
a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.

Origin:
< Brazilian Pg, deriv. of Pg feijão bean, earlier feijoes (pl.) < L faseolus, dim. of fasēlus a legume, perh. the cowpea < Gk phásēlos; see -ade 1
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fei·jo·a·da   (fā'zhŏŏ-ä'də, -jwä'də)   
n.  A Brazilian dish consisting of an assortment of sliced meats, such as tongue and sausage, and side dishes, including rice, beans, collard greens, oranges, and hot pepper sauce.

[Portuguese, from feijão, bean, from Latin phaseolus; see frijol.]
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