pão francês

Portuguese

pão francês

Etymology

Literally, “French bread”, although it does not refer to the same bread known as French bread in English.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(j)s/ [ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(j)s/ [ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(j)ʃ/ [ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈseʃ/

Noun

pão francês m (plural pães franceses)

1. a popular Brazilian bread inspired by baguettes

Synonyms

• Pão francês is known by many different nicknames across Brazil. See Thesaurus:pão francês