fijám

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese feijão.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiˈd͡ʒaŋ/, /fiˈd͡ʒɐŋ/

Noun

fijám

  1. bean
    fijám-vemêlo ― bean used for feijoada
    fijám-frade ― black-eyed bean
    fijám-chicote ― Chinese long bean (literally, “whip bean”)
    Têm rê na bariga, nôm pôde intra unga fijám
    metaphor said of someone who is very arrogant
    (literally, “He who has a king in his stomach cannot make way for a bean”)

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