acarajé

Portuguese edit

acarajé

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐ.ɾɐˈʒɛ/

Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ra‧jé
Audio (Brazil) (file)

Noun edit

acarajé m (plural acarajés)

(Brazil) a deep-fried ball made of beans

Descendants edit

→ Hunsrik: Akaraschee

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