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freixó.

a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crepe

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɾejˈʃɔː/
  1. a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crepe

    masculine
  2. pancake

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from *frigiolo (compare frixir (“to fry”)). Cognate with Asturian frixuelu.

noun/fɾejˈʃɔː/
  1. earthnut (tuber of Conopodium majus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From feixón (“bean”).

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