Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Brazilian or Portuguese stew made with beans, pork, and beef, typically served with rice and orange slices.
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- noun A
stew ofbeans withbeef andpork , considered the national dish ofBrazil .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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If you like unusual combinations of tastes and textures, you will rave about "feijoada".
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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.
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Piled out plates with 'feijoada' or traditional stew and meat and fruit.
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If you want I can go on in Portuguese (at least I know how to spell "feijoada").
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A modern feijoada is a medley of smoked pork, sausages and chops, all simmering in a glossy black sea of beans.
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