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x-caboquinho

x-caboquinho noun: a sandwich consisting of sliced buttered marraqueta bread and other ingredients, typical to the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

x-caboquinho: a sandwich consisting of sliced buttered marraqueta bread and other ingredients, typical to the...
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Noun

x-caboquinho (plural x-caboquinhos)

  1. A sandwich consisting of sliced buttered marraqueta bread and other ingredients, typical to the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
    • Some snack bars incremented this morning sandwich and created the “x-caboquinho” – besides the French bread roll, the margarine and the tucumã, they also add cheese and fried banana.2013 December 26, Mouzar Benedito, translated by Phill Turner, “Notes on Manaus and Amazônia”, in Understanding Brazil, the Country of Football, São Paulo: Liz Editora, →ISBN
    • The fruit [tucumã] is also wedged into a roll with cheese and banana in the x-caboquinho toasted sandwich (£2.50).2014 June 11, Catherine Balston, “Brazil World Cup city guide: 10 best places to eat and drink in Manaus”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Examples of x-caboquinho in a sentence

  • TUCUMÃ AND CHEESE SANDWICH (X-CABOQUINHO)2017 December, Instituto Brasil a Gosto, translated by Julia Debasse, Olívia Fraga, and Patrícia Oyama, “Breads and ‘Quitandas’”, in...
  • In the State of Amazonas, the tucumã is the main ingredient of a typical sandwich (x-caboquinho), made with bread or tapioca (manioc flour), cheese, and fried banana.2021 June 3, Bernardo Tomchinsky, Gabriela G. Gonçalves, Almecina B. Fereira, “Food Composition Data: Edible Plants from the Amazon”, in...

Forms of x-caboquinho

pluralx-caboquinhos

Origin of x-caboquinho

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese x-caboquinho.

Questions about x-caboquinho

What does x-caboquinho mean?
X-caboquinho means a sandwich consisting of sliced buttered marraqueta bread and other ingredients, typical to the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
How do you use x-caboquinho in a sentence?
TUCUMÃ AND CHEESE SANDWICH (X-CABOQUINHO)
What part of speech is x-caboquinho?
X-caboquinho is a noun.
What is the plural of x-caboquinho?
The plural of x-caboquinho is x-caboquinhos.

Words near x-caboquinho in the dictionary

  1. X-bar theory
  2. X-bar-theoretic
  3. X-box
  4. X-by-wire
  5. X-C
  6. x-caboquinho
  7. x-caboquinhos
  8. x-cat-ik
  9. X-certificate
  10. X-chair
  11. X-chairs

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