picanha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese picanha.

Noun

Cooked picanha

picanha (countable and uncountable, plural picanhas)

A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.
Synonyms: rump cap, rump cover, sirloin cap

Translations

cut of beef

Dutch: staartstuk (nl)
Galician: picaña (gl)
Japanese: イチボ
Portuguese: picanha (pt)
Spanish: picaña (es)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly derived from earlier picana.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈkɐ.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧nha

Noun

picanha f (plural picanhas)

picanha (cut of beef)

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