picanha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese picanha.
Noun
picanha (countable and uncountable, plural picanhas)
- A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.
- Synonyms: rump cap, rump cover, sirloin cap, coulotte
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly derived from earlier picana.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈkɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [piˈkɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈkɐ.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /piˈkɐ.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /piˈka.ɲɐ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
- Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧nha
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