"broa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: broas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese broa, possibly of Germanic origin (a doublet of bread). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|broa}} Portuguese broa, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{doublet|en|bread|nocap=1}} doublet of bread Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} broa (countable and uncountable, plural broas)
  1. A type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast. Wikipedia link: broa Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-broa-en-noun-f0hAy1P2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Breads

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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