English Explanatory Dictionary

pamonha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

pamonha pamonhas

Etymology

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

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