fios de ovos

English

fios de ovos from a Brazilian confectionery

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fios de ovos (literally “egg threads”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːəʊz di ˈəʊvəʊz/

Noun

fios de ovos (uncountable)

1. A traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup.

Synonyms

• angel hair

Translations

traditional Portuguese sweet food

• German: Engelshaar (de) n
• Japanese: 鶏卵素麺 (けいらんそうめん, keiransōmen), 玉子素麺 (たまごそうめん, tamago sōmen)
• Persian: موی فرشته‎ (muy ferešte), رشته‌های تخم‌مرغ‎ (rešte-hâ'i toxm-e morq)
• Portuguese: fios de ovos (pt) m pl
• Spanish: huevo hilado m, pelo de caballo m
• Thai: ฝอยทอง (fɔ̌ɔi-tɔɔng)

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “egg threads”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uz d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vus/, /ˈfiwz d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vus/ [ˈfiʊ̯z d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uz d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vus/, /ˈfiwz d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vus/ [ˈfiʊ̯z d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vus]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uʒ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vuʃ/, /ˈfiwʒ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vuʃ/ [ˈfiʊ̯ʒ d͡ʒi ˈɔ.vuʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uz de ˈɔ.vos/, /ˈfiwz de ˈɔ.vos/ [ˈfiʊ̯z de ˈɔ.vos]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uʒ ˈd‿ɔ.vuʃ/ [ˈfi.uʒ ˈð‿ɔ.vuʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uʒ ˈd‿ɔ.vuʃ/ [ˈfi.uʒ ˈð‿ɔ.vuʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.uʒ ˈd‿ɔ.buʃ/ [ˈfi.uʒ ˈð‿ɔ.βuʃ]

Noun

fios de ovos m pl (plural only)

1. fios de ovos (traditional Portuguese sweet food)