feijoada

Definitions

noun A Brazilian or Portuguese stew made with beans, pork, and beef, typically served with rice and orange slices.

noun A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of Brazil.

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

From Portuguese feijoada, from feijão ("bean").

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chron.com Chronicle 2011
Discreet "feijoada" fanciers follow this with nothing stronger than mineral water.

Rio De Janeiro 2007
If you like unusual combinations of tastes and textures, you will rave about "feijoada".

Rio De Janeiro 2007
The thick bean and pork stew called feijoada, which all Brazilians embrace as their national culinary symbol, has historical origins that mirror the country’s cultural mix of Portuguese colonials, indigenous Indians, and African slaves who were brought to work plantations—rubber, sugar, cotton, cocoa, coffee—or mine diamonds and gold.

One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
If you want I can go on in Portuguese (at least I know how to spell "feijoada").

Home 2009
If you want I can go on in Portuguese (at least I know how to spell "feijoada").

Home 2009
If you want I can go on in Portuguese (at least I know how to spell "feijoada").

Home 2009
Piled out plates with 'feijoada' or traditional stew and meat and fruit.

PEAS ON TOAST 2009
If you want I can go on in Portuguese (at least I know how to spell "feijoada").

Home 2009
A modern feijoada is a medley of smoked pork, sausages and chops, all simmering in a glossy black sea of beans.

The Feijoada From Ipanema Nani Power 2012