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Meaning of "feijoa" in the Portuguese dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEIJOA IN PORTUGUESE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEIJOA

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Feijoa is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FEIJOA MEAN IN PORTUGUESE?

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feijoa

Feijoa

Feijoa

Feijoa is a genus of the Myrtaceae family that includes a single species, the Acca sellowiana, commonly known as guava-spruce or guava-pineapple. It is a lively shrub or small tree, reaching between 1 and 7 meters high, originating in the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Feijoa é um gênero da família Myrtaceae que inclui uma única espécie, a Acca sellowiana, conhecida vulgarmente por goiaba-serrana ou goiaba-ananás. É um arbusto vivaz ou árvore de pequena dimensão, atingindo entre 1 e 7 metros de altura, originário das terras altas do sul do Brasil, leste do Paraguai, Uruguai e norte da Argentina.

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PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEIJOA


amêijoa
a·mêi·jo·a
joa
jo·a
pangajoa
pan·ga·jo·a

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEIJOA

feiamente
feianchão
feiarrão
feião
feição
feijão
feijão-do-mato
feijão-pical
feijãozinho
feijoada
feijoal
feijoca
feijoco
feijoeiro
feijoense
Feijó
feila
feio
feioso
feira

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT END LIKE FEIJOA

Goa
Lisboa
Páscoa
Samoa
balboa
boa
coa
coroa
doa
gamboa
lagoa
leoa
loa
moa
noa
pessoa
poa
proa
roa
toa

Synonyms and antonyms of feijoa in the Portuguese dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «feijoa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEIJOA

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The translations of feijoa from Portuguese to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feijoa» in Portuguese.

Translator Portuguese - Chinese

费约果
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Spanish

Feijoa
570 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - English

Feijoa
510 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Hindi

feijoa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Portuguese - Arabic

feijoa
280 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Russian

фейхоа
278 millions of speakers

Portuguese

feijoa
270 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Bengali

feijoa
260 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - French

feijoa
220 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Malay

feijoa
190 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - German

feijoa
180 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Japanese

フェイジョア
130 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Korean

페이 조아
85 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Javanese

feijoa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Portuguese - Vietnamese

Feijoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Tamil

feijoa
75 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Marathi

feijoa
75 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Turkish

feijoa
70 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Italian

feijoa
65 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Polish

feijoa
50 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Ukrainian

Фейхоа
40 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Romanian

Feijoa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Portuguese - Greek

feijoa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Portuguese - Afrikaans

feijoa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Portuguese - Swedish

feijoa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Portuguese - Norwegian

feijoa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feijoa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEIJOA»

The term «feijoa» is quite widely used and occupies the 22.680 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Portuguese dictionary.
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Examples of use in the Portuguese literature, quotes and news about feijoa

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10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «FEIJOA»

Discover the use of feijoa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feijoa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts
An orchard of mature feijoa trees can yield around 22 t of fruit/ha, or approximately 30—40 kg of fruit/tree, although this can include a high proportion of small fruit (Table M.31). Uses and nutritional composition When grown in fertile soils in ...
Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, 2008
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Edible & Medicinal Flowers
FEIJOA This fascinating shrub is unusual in that it is a monotypic genus, which means that it is the sole representative of its genus. It was discovered in 1819 by a German explorer named Sellow, who found it growing abundantly in Brazil and  ...
‎2000
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
J. E. HARMAN Division of Horticulture and Processing, DSIR Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract The growth and chemical composition of feijoa fruit (Feijoa sellowiana Berg or Acca sellowiana) harvested at different stages of ...
4
Diseases of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Chestnut and Its Diseases Feijoa and Its Diseases Filbert and Its Diseases Pecan and Its Diseases Persimmon and. Chestnuts (Castanea spp. ) belong in the family Faga- ceae along with beech and oak. Approximately 135 acres are grown in ...
Joseph M. Ogawa, Harley English, 1991
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Frutas: sabor à primeira dentada
O botânico Frederico Hoehne, fundador do Jardim Botânico de São Paulo, chamava esta planta de feijoa ou goiaba-abacaxi. E o goyavier ananas ou goyavier du Brésil em francês, e é conhecida como feijoa pelos ingleses. A Lúcia Rossi, do ...
Gil Felippe, 2004
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Embriogênese somática e sementes sintéticas em Feijoa ...
Indução e conversão de embriões somáticos de Feijoa sellowiana Berg.; Obtenção de sementes sintéticas de Feijoa sellowiana Berg.; Aspectos morfo-histológicos e histoquímicos na embriogênese somática de Feijoa sellowiana Berg.
Gabriela Claudia Cangahuala Inocente, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Agrárias, 2002
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Trees IV
J.M. CANHoro1 and G.S. CRUZ1 1 General Account Pineapple guava or feijoa are common names of Feijoa sellowiana Berg a member of the Myrtaceae family and the only species of the genus Feijoa. The scientific name is a compliment to ...
Y. P. S. Bajaj, 1996
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Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in ...
The feijoa, also known as pine apple guava, is a small tree or shrub that produces beautiful red-and-white flowers and a tasty round fruit. Even though it is called a guava, it is not a true guava — but who really cares? Especially since it is ...
Shane Smith, Marjorie C. Leggitt, 2000
9
Jane Grigson's Fruit Book
FEIJOA. or. PINEAPPLE-. GUAVA. What I know about feijoas or pine- apple- guavas comes from books and friends, and I doubt if any of us will have a chance - I mean in an English garden - of picking up a basketful of ripe, reddish-green, ...
Jane Grigson, 2007
10
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ...
K. J. PATTERSON DSIR Fruit and Trees Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract The role of pollination in seed production and fruit development of the feijoa (Acca sellowiana (Berg) Burret) was examined in the partially self- fertile ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEIJOA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feijoa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Feijoa, chocolate & ginger croissant pudding
Feijoas, ginger and chocolate may sound strange, but the combination works well with the richness of this pudding. The feijoas scent the whole dish. «Stuff.co.nz, Aug 15»
2
Recipe: Feijoa and coconut cake
Sift flour over butter mixture and fold in with coconut, chopped feijoa, milk and beaten egg whites. 6. Spoon mixture into prepared tin and smooth top. Bake for ... «The Southland Times, Jun 15»
3
Santa Catarina tem potencial para investir em novas variedades da …
A feijoa, o mirtilo, a azeitona e o lúpulo. Respectivamente, um fruto que é nativo da Serra catarinense, mas produzido e exportado pela Colômbia e pela Nova ... «Diário Catarinense, Jun 15»
4
Nativa do sul do Brasil, goiaba-serrana faz sucesso no Exterior
Se você morasse na Nova Zelândia, provavelmente já teria tomado suco de feijoa ou, pelo menos, saberia que comer torradas com sua geleia é uma boa ... «Zero Hora, Jun 15»
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Jayne Scales posted a photo online of the 272g feijoa. Photo …
Jayne Scales says the feijoa trees in her backyard in Hamilton have produced good-sized fruit this year but she was amazed to find one that weighed 272g. «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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Recipe: Feijoa and lime crepes with cinnamon yoghurt cream
The following is a very delicious way to use them up – caramelised feijoas make the filling for light crepes, served with a mix of yoghurt and cream flavoured with ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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385g monster sets new feijoa record
Heather Smith, Havelock North, is Hawke's Bay's new recordholder, with a feijoa weighing 385 grams. Photo / Paul Taylor. A gigantic Havelock North-grown ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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What I make when... I have lots of feijoas
Last year, after having watched the neighbour's feijoa tree drop its fruit all over the ground only to spoil and go to waste, I decided that this year I would lay claim ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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Jolly green giant has dwarfs in its genes
An unassuming dwarf feijoa tree in a Fairy Springs back yard has yielded a few extremely large feijoas, including a 284g monster. Owner Alicia Tissink said the ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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Oily Rag - Frugal feijoas
We have previously written about giant pumpkins, but never before about giant feijoas. Unlike pumpkins, which are measured in hundreds of kilograms, giant ... «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Feijoa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-pt/feijoa>. May 2024 ».
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