acarajé

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba àkàrà; the final syllable may be jẹ (“eat”), as part of a food-seller's exhortation.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐ.ɾɐˈʒɛ/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ra‧jé

Noun

acarajé m (plural acarajés)

  1. (Brazil) a deep-fried ball made of beans

Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Akaraschee

Further reading

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