quindim

English

Noun

quindim (plural quindims)

  1. A Brazilian baked custard dessert made chiefly from sugar, egg yolks, and ground coconut.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From Kongo dikende.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩˈd͡ʒĩ/

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Noun

quindim m (plural quindins)

  1. A Brazilian baked custard dessert made chiefly from sugar, egg yolks, and ground coconut.

References
  1. John T. Schneider (1991) Dictionary of African Borrowings in Brazilian Portuguese, Buske Verlag, page 254
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