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dendê

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Kimbundu ndénde (“palm tree”).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: den‧dê

Noun edit

dendê m (plural dendês)

  1. the fruit of the African oil palm (dendezeiro)
    Synonym: (Guinea-Bissau) chabéu
  2. the oil produced with that fruit
    Synonym: óleo de palma

References edit

  1. ^ “dendê” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “dendê” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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