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farofa

US/fəˈroʊfə/

farofa noun: a toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an accompaniment to a main meal.

farofa: a toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an accompaniment to a main meal
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Noun

farofa (uncountable)

  1. A toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an accompaniment to a main meal.
    • Farofa will be a part of any memorable Brazilian lunch, and it was of one in particular.2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 83

Origin of farofa

From Portuguese farofa, perhaps from Kimbundu falofa or from Latin far (“a type of hulled wheat”) + offa (“chunk; dumpling”).

Questions about farofa

What does farofa mean?
Farofa means a toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an accompaniment to a main meal.
What part of speech is farofa?
Farofa is a noun.
How do you pronounce farofa?
Farofa is pronounced /fəˈroʊfə/ (US).

Words near farofa in the dictionary

  1. Faroe Islanders
  2. Faroe Islands
  3. Faroeish
  4. Faroes
  5. Faroese
  6. farofa
  7. faroff
  8. Faroffistan
  9. Faroish
  10. farolito
  11. farolitos

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