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Terms in Portuguese 1861-1870 of 3077

mau

/MAH-oo/
[Portuguese]

Bad. This is masculine. Feminine is má.

mazagrá or mazagrin

/mah-zuh-grang/
[Portuguese]

Black coffee, chilled and served with ice, sugar and a slice of lemon.

medalhõe

/meh-duhl-YOINSH/
[Portuguese] plural medalhões

Medallion

medial pojadouro

/MEH-dyuhl deu poo-jhah-DOH-roo/
[Portuguese]

A cut of the rump and aitchbone, called round steak in the United States.

medio

/MEH-dyoo/
[Portuguese]

Cooked medium rare. The French consider this the perfect degree of cooking, hence the term. It also describes fruit or cheese which is perfectly ready for eating.

medronho

/meh-DROH-nyoo/
[Portuguese]

Arbutus berry, the sweet-sour fruit of the strawberry tree.

meia de leite

/MAY-yuh deu LAYT/
[Portuguese]

Glass of milk

meia desfeita

/MAY-yuh dish-FAY-tuh/
[Portuguese]

Dried salt cod poached in vinegar and stock with chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans), onions and garlic, topped with chopped hard boiled egg.

meia-dia

/MEH-ee-yuh DEE-yuh/
[Portuguese] plural meias-dias

Midday. Noon.

meia dose

/MAY-yuh dohz/
[Portuguese]

Half portion