Where does “feijoada” come from?

feijoada (English) comes from Portuguese feijoada, from Portuguese feijão, from Old Portuguese feijõo, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

feijoada (English): A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered...

Definitions

  1. A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered...

Ancestry of “feijoada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefeijoadafeijoada dish made of beans and several kinds of meat
2Portuguesefeijãobean
3Old Portuguesefeijõo—
4LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
5Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
6Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea
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