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Terms in Portuguese 1531-1540 of 3077

gila

/JHEE-luh/
[Portuguese]

Spaghetti squash. Good to eat.

gim

/jing/
[Portuguese]

Gin

ginja

/JEEN-jhuh/
[Portuguese]

Morello cherry. Morellos are large, near black, sour cherries used in cooking and in making jams (US: jellies) and syrups. They are often preserved in wine or syrup for serving as a condiment or dessert sauce.

ginjinha

/jeen-JEEN-yuh/
[Portuguese]

Spirit distilled from morello cherries.

girafa

/jee-RAH-fuh/
[Portuguese]

Draught beer served in a fluted glass.

girassol batateiro

[Portuguese] plural girassols batateiros

Jerusalem artichoke

goiaba

/ghoh-YAH-buh/
[Portuguese]

Guava. A fruit which originated in Central America and the West Indies and has the external appearance of an apple or pear. The large, pale, yellow-skinned ones are the best. Its heady fragrance perfumes many drinks and desserts or it is eaten as a fruit, dipped in either sugar or salt.

goiabada

/ghoh-yuh-BAH-duh/
[Portuguese]

Guava paste or jam, good with cheese.

Golfo de Biscáia

/GOOL-foo deu bish-KAH-yuh/
[Portuguese]

Bay of Biscay

goma-arábica

[Portuguese]

Gum arabic, used for emulsifying, stabilising and thickening. It is extracted from the acacia.