alcomonia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alcamonia

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic كَمُّون (kammūn, “cumin”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ko.moˈni.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ko.moˈni.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ko.moˈni.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ko.moˈni.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ko.moˈni.a/ [aʊ̯.ko.moˈni.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ku.muˈni.ɐ/ [aɫ.ku.muˈni.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧co‧mo‧ni‧a

Noun

alcomonia f (plural alcomonias)

1. (Portugal) a sweet from the Alentejo region, having a rhomboid shape, made from toasted wheat flour, honey or sugar, water and pine nuts.
2. (Brazil) a sweet made from molasses, manioc flour and ginger.

References

• “alcomonia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “alcomonia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “alcomonia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024