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Terms in Portuguese 1891-1900 of 3077

melão com vinho do Porto

/mee-LOWNG kong VEEN-yoo doo POR-toO/
[Portuguese]

Melon with port wine poured into it.

melena

[Portuguese]

Little tunny. The little tunny is a handsome fish with black scribble patterns on its back. It has a robust, torpedo-shaped body built for powerful swimming and it has no swim bladder. The mouth is large, the lower jaw slightly protruding past the upper jaw. The flesh of the little tuna is darker and stronger tasting than that of the other large tunas. It is marketed fresh, dried, canned, smoked, or frozen. It is often caught on hook and line near reefs.

meloa

/MLOO-uh/
[Portuguese]

Cantaloupe melon, a type of melon, from Italy. It is small and spherical with a rough surface with a raised pattern and on which there are the marks of segments. It has a small central cavity which is filled with a mesh of small seeds. Principle types are Ogen, Charentais, Tiger and Sweetheart. It is also known as rock melon.

melocotão

/mee-loo-koo-TOWNG/
[Portuguese] plural melocotões

Peach, often in syrup

melva

[Portuguese]

Little tunny. The little tunny is a handsome fish with black scribble patterns on its back. It has a robust, torpedo-shaped body built for powerful swimming and it has no swim bladder. The mouth is large, the lower jaw slightly protruding past the upper jaw. The flesh of the little tuna is darker and stronger tasting than that of the other large tunas. It is marketed fresh, dried, canned, smoked, or frozen. It is often caught on hook and line near reefs.

menu de preço fixo

/MEH-noo deu PREH-soo FEEK-sooh/
[Portuguese]

Fixed price menu

menu infantil

/MEH-noo een-FAN-teel/
[Portuguese]

Children's menu

menu turístico

/MEH-noo too-REES-tee-koo/
[Portuguese]

Tourist menu. As ever, I wonder why anyone in the world would want to eat from this menu. What on earth does it mean?

mercado

/mur-KAH-doo/
[Portuguese] plural mercados

Market

mercearia

/muhr-SEE-ree-yuh/
[Portuguese]

Grocery shop