Meanings
nounfeijoada (countable and uncountable, plural feijoadas)
plural feijoadas
- countableuncountableA stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of Brazil.
There are about a dozen kinds of beef and pork, fresh, smoked and salt, in a feijoada.
2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 841 more example
As well as salted lard and farinheira […], Carreira’s feijoada contains pork ribs, trotters and ears.
2026 April 5, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect Portuguese feijoada – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2026
Origin
- Portuguesefeijão
- Portuguesefeijoada
- Englishfeijoada
Borrowed from Portuguese feijoada, from feijão (“bean”).
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Rhymes with feijoada
NevadaramadaGranadaarmadanadapadacicadaenchiladashimadaScheherazadelambadafadaAnegadaintradaempanadachinchilladapiña coladaquesaladashahzadasilradawhole enchilada
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APA
feijoada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feijoada
MLA
“feijoada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feijoada. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feijoada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feijoada.
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