farofa
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See etymology at Portuguese farofa.
Noun[edit]
farofa (uncountable)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
African borrowing, likely Bantu; see Kimbundu falofa or farofa, referencing a meal made with flour, oil, water, and peanuts.
Noun[edit]
farofa f (plural farofas)
- (Brazil, cooking) food made from manioc flour cooked in fat
- (figuratively) brag; boast
- Synonym: gabarolice
References[edit]
- Schneider, Dictionary of African Borrowings in Brazilian Portuguese