feijoada.
feijoada (dish made of beans and several kinds of meat)
Meaning & usage
feijoada (dish made of beans and several kinds of meat)
large quantity of beans
confusion, mess
damp squib (a situation that ended without punishment, without a solution, or without any real consequences for those involved)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Portuguese feijão Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese feijoada From feijão (“bean”) + -ada.
said when a situation that should have a result or consequence ends up being forgotten or left aside: nothing ever happens
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Portuguese feijão Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese feijoada From feijão (“bean”) + -ada.
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