feijoada

American  

[fey-zhoo-ah-dah, fey-jwah-duh] / ˌfeɪ ʒʊˈɑ dɑ, feɪˈdʒwɑ də /

noun

Brazilian Cooking.

1. a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.

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Etymology

Origin of feijoada

< Brazilian Portuguese, derivative of Portuguese feijão bean, earlier feijoes (plural) < Latin faseolus, diminutive of fasēlus a legume, perhaps the cowpea < Greek phásēlos; -ade ¹

Example Sentences

I’m excited to come back for the feijoada — and Lee said I missed out on the spicy chicken, so I’ll be back for that, too.

From Seattle Times

Traditional Brazilian feijoada marries the velvety bean with smoky pork and a crunchy topping of toasted cassava flour.

From Washington Post

For weekend lunches, a traditional feijoada stew is served.

From New York Times

And that Wednesday had been pretty normal: He worked from home running his sales business while cooking a simmering pot of feijoada.

From Washington Post

Over the years, many expressed their yearning for Brazil in samba nights, Carnival parades and meals of feijoada, a Brazilian black bean stew.

From Washington Post