pamonha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pamonha. From Old Tupi pa'muña (“sticky”).

Noun

pamonha (countable and uncountable, plural pamonhas)

A traditional Brazilian food, a dumpling made from sweetcorn and milk boiled wrapped in the husk, sometimes with a sweet or savoury filling; associated with Festa Junina winter celebrations.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi pa'muña (“sticky”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈmõ.ɲɐ/ [paˈmõ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈmo.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈmo.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: pa‧mo‧nha

Noun

pamonha f (plural pamonhas)

(Brazil) pamonha

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