feijão

Portuguese

feijão

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *feijõo, variant of feijoo, from Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).

Cognate with Galician feixón, Ladino fijon, Spanish frijol, Catalan fesol and Italian fagiolo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe(j)ˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [fe(ɪ̯)ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈʒɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈʒɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /feˈʒɐ̃w̃/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɛjˈʒɐ̃w̃/
(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi(j)ˈʒɐ̃w̃/
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: fei‧jão

Noun

feijão m (plural feijões)

bean (seed)

Derived terms

feijoada
feijãozinho (diminutive)

Related terms

Feijó

Descendants

Macanese: fijám

See also

fava

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