pirão

Portuguese

Pirão com banana

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mindypyrõ (“stew”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [piˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɾɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: pi‧rão

Noun

pirão m (plural pirões)

1. (cooking) a pap made with cassava flour popular in Brazil and Angola