pamonha

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noun

A traditional Brazilian food, a dumpling made from sweetcorn and milk boiled wrapped in the husk, sometimes with a sweet or savoury filling; associated with festa junina winter celebrations.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese pamonha ← Old Tupi pa'muña →
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Meanings

nounpamonha (countable and uncountable, plural pamonhas)

plural pamonhas

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Brazilian food, a dumpling made from sweetcorn and milk boiled wrapped in the husk, sometimes with a sweet or savoury filling; associated with festa junina winter celebrations.

Origin

  1. Old Tupipa'muña“sticky”
  2. Brazilian Portuguesepamonha
  3. Englishpamonha

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pamonha. From Old Tupi pa'muña (“sticky”).

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APA

pamonha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pamonha

MLA

“pamonha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pamonha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pamonha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pamonha.

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