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Suanga

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 362

Definitions

  1. 1
    • Bean that, bored through by a weevil, is pounded to remove the grub and the husk.
    • Also called suenganga.

    PT Feijão que, furado pela broca, se pila para lhe tirar o bicho e a casca. · Tb. se diz suenganga.·FR Haricot qui, percé par un charançon, est pilé pour en extraire le ver et l'écorce. · On dit aussi suenganga.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 362 (left)