bolo-rainha
See also: bolo rainha
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “queen cake”, based on bolo-rei (literally “king cake”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbo.lu.ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌbo.lu.haˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌbo.lu.ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌbo.lu.χaˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbo.lo.ʁaˈi.ɲa/ [ˌbo.lo.haˈi.ɲa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbo.lu.ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧lo‧-ra‧i‧nha
Noun
bolo-rainha m (plural bolos-rainhas)
- a traditional Portuguese king cake (type of fruitcake), but without the candied fruit, characteristic of the Christmas season and usually crown-shaped.
Further reading
- “bolo-rainha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “bolo-rainha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026