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picanha

picanha noun: a cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

picanha: a cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap
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Noun

picanha (countable and uncountable, plural picanhas)

  1. A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

Synonyms of picanha

Forms of picanha

pluralpicanhas

Origin of picanha

Borrowed from Portuguese picanha.

Questions about picanha

What does picanha mean?
Picanha means a cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.
What part of speech is picanha?
Picanha is a noun.
What is the plural of picanha?
The plural of picanha is picanhas.

Words near picanha in the dictionary

  1. pical
  2. picalilli
  3. picalillis
  4. picals
  5. picamar
  6. picanha
  7. picanhas
  8. picaninnies
  9. picaninny
  10. picar
  11. picara

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