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A BRAZILIAN MENU READER
BASIC DINING VOCABULARY
Almoço/lonche
Pepinho
Cucumber
Lunch
Repolho
Cabbage
Café de manhã
Breakfast
Tomate
Tomato
Cardápio
Menu
MEAT
CARNE
AND POULTRY
AVES
Bife
Colher
Spoon
Conta/nota
Bill
Steak
Copo
Glass
Bife a cavalo
Steak with egg and
farinha
Entrada
Hors d'oeuvre
Cabrito
Kid (goat)
Faca
Knife
Carne de porco
Pork
Garçon
Waiter
Carneiro
Lamb
Garfo
Fork
Costela
Ribs
Jantar
Dinner, to have dinner
Costeleta
Chop
Prato
Plate
Feijoada
Black bean, pork and
Sobremesa
Dessert
sausage stew
Sopa/Caldo
Soup
Fígado
Liver
Taxa de serviço
Service charge
Frango
Chicken
Leitão
Suckling pig
FRUIT
FRUTAS
Lingüíça
Sausage
Abacate
Avocado
Pato
Duck
Abacaxi
Pineapple
Peito
Breast
Ameixa
Plum, prune
Perna
Leg
Caju
Cashew fruit
Peru
Turkey
Carambola
Star fruit
Picadinha
Stew
Cerejas
Cherries
Salsicha
Hot dog
Côco
Coconut
Veado
Venison
Fruta do conde
Custard apple (also
ata
)
Vitela
Veal
Goiaba
Guava
SEAFOOD
FRUTOS DO MAR
Laranja
Orange
Limão
Lime
Acarajé
Fried bean cake stuffed
Maçã
Apple
with
vatapá
Mamão
Papaya
Agulha
Needle fish
Maracujá
Passion fruit
Atum
Tuna
Melancia
Watermelon
Camarão
Prawn, shrimp
Melão
Melon
Caranguejo
Large crab
Morango
Strawberry
Filhote
Amazon river fish
Pera
Pear
Lagosta
Lobster
Pêssego
Peach
Lula
Squid
Uvas
Grapes
Mariscos
Mussels
Moqueca
Seafood stewed in palm
VEGETABLES
LEGUMES
oil and coconut sauce
Alface
Lettuce
Ostra
Oyster
Arroz e feijão
Rice and beans
Pescada
Seafood stew, or hake
Azeitonas
Olives
Pirarucu
Amazon river fish
Batatas
Potatoes
Pitu
Crayfish
Cebola
Onion
Polvo
Octopus
Cenoura
Carrot
Siri
Small crab
Dendê
Palm oil
Sururu
A type of mussel
Ervilhas
Peas
Vatapá
Bahian shrimp dish,
Espinafre
Spinach
cooked with palm oil,
Macaxeira
Roasted manioc
skinned tomato and
Mandioca
Manioc/cassava/yuca
coconut milk, served
Milho
Corn
with fresh coriander
Palmito
Palm heart
and hot peppers
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