broa

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noun

A type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast.

OriginPortuguese broa →
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Meanings

nounbroa (countable and uncountable, plural broas)

plural broas

  1. countableuncountableA type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast.

Origin

  1. Portuguesebroa
  2. Englishbroa

Borrowed from Portuguese broa, possibly of Germanic origin (a doublet of bread).

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Anagrams

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APA

broa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broa

MLA

“broa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broa.

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