arroz de auçá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arroz de hauçá

Etymology

Literally, “Hausa rice”; auçá is an alteration of hauçá (“Hausa”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)z d͡ʒi awˈsa/ [aˈho(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi aʊ̯ˈsa]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)z d͡ʒi awˈsa/ [aˈho(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi aʊ̯ˈsa]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)ʒ d͡ʒi awˈsa/ [aˈχo(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi aʊ̯ˈsa]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁo(j)z de awˈsa/ [aˈho(ɪ̯)z de aʊ̯ˈsa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁoʒ d‿awˈsa/ [ɐˈʁoʒ ð‿awˈsa]

Noun

arroz de auçá m (uncountable)

1. a traditional dish of the Brazilian state of Bahia, consisting of rice without any condiments