pamonha

Meaning

Noun

A traditional Brazilian food, a dumpling made from sweetcorn and milk boiled wrapped in the husk, sometimes with a sweet or savoury filling; associated with Festa Junina winter celebrations.

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese pamonha. From Old Tupi pa'muña.

Modern English dictionary

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Word of the Day

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Challenge yourself

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

And much more

Try out Vedaist now.