Where does “feijoada” come from?

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

feijoada (Portuguese): feijoada dish made of beans and several kinds of meat

Definitions

feijoada dish made of beans and several kinds of meat

Ancestry of “feijoada”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	feijão	bean
2	Old Portuguese	feijõo	—
3	Latin	phaseolus	A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
4	Latin	phaselus	a kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
5	Ancient Greek	φάσηλος	cowpea

Words derived from “feijoada”

feijoada

Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →