feijoada

American  

[fey-zhoo-ah-dah, fey-jwah-duh] / ˌfeɪ ʒʊˈɑ dɑ, feɪˈdʒwɑ də /

noun

Brazilian Cooking.

1. a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.

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Etymology

Origin of feijoada

< Brazilian Portuguese, derivative of Portuguese feijão bean, earlier feijoes (plural) < Latin faseolus, diminutive of fasēlus a legume, perhaps the cowpea < Greek phásēlos; see -ade ¹

Explanation

Feijoada is a meat and bean stew that's usually served with rice. If you visit Brazil, where it's considered a national dish, you should definitely try some feijoada! Brazil is the place most closely associated with feijoada, but you'll find some version of it in every Portuguese-speaking country. This rich stew is usually made with pork and black beans and cooked slowly. It's got a dark, salty broth and it's often served with rice, cooked greens, and traditionally, slices of orange said to aid digestion. Feijoada comes from the Brazilian Portuguese feijão, "bean."

Example Sentences

In food form, this translates to kimchi fried rice and Brazilian feijoada, pico de gallo, tuna poke from Yoo-Mi’s time in New York and, of course, Seattle-style teriyaki.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

All popular Brazilian food and drink is here: Pacoquita, the tasty peanut confection; cans of feijoada, the black-bean stew; and the popular soft drink Guarana.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022

“It’s important to show that there’s more to Brazilian food than feijoada and churrasco,” she said during a brief visit to New York last month.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2019

And that Wednesday had been pretty normal: He worked from home running his sales business while cooking a simmering pot of feijoada.

From Washington Post

Over time, Africa could end up in Brazil's feijoada, Australia in China's egg foo yung.

From Time Magazine Archive