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apio

/AH-pyoh/
[Portuguese]

Celery

apluro

[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.

aquaje

/uh-gwah-jeh/
[Portuguese]

A palm fruit which grows wild on the Amazon flood plain each year. It is high in vitamin C and has the appearance of a pink prickly pear. After peeling off the scaly skin the flesh is either eaten fresh or made into ice cream, jam (US: jelly) etc.

áqua-pe

/AH-gwuh PEH/
[Portuguese]

Weak wine

aquecer antes de comer

/ah-KWEH-suhr antsh duh KOO-mehr/
[Portuguese]

Reheat before eating

araçá-boi

[Portuguese]

A fruit tree native to the Amazon basin.

arando

[Portuguese] plural arandos

Bilberry or whortleberry.

arando vermelho

[Portuguese] plural arandos vermelhos

Lingonberry or cowberry. Red whortleberry. It is similar to a cranberry.

arapaima

/uh-ruh-poye-muh/
[Portuguese]

Arapaima. An enormous Amazon river fish which, at its largest, would feed a whole family for a month. However, their value is so great at market that they are usually sold.

arca frigorifico

/AHR-kuh free-ghoo-REE-fee-koo/
[Portuguese]

Freezer