Açaí, goiaba, feijoada, farofa, pão de queijo, coxinha, acarajé, pastéis de nata, bacalhau, there is an endless list of incredible dishes to try from Portuguese speaking nations. To order this food like a native, checkout the lesson below.

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✅ Refeições - Meals

- Café da manhã - Breakfast

- Almoço - Lunch

- Jantar -  Dinner

- Aperitivo - Appetizer

- Sobremesa - Dessert

- Prato principal - Main course

- Lanche - Snack

Note that ‘lanche’ is a false cognate between Portuguese and English. It sounds like ‘lunch’ but it means ‘snack’.

✅ Frutas - Fruits

- Banana - Banana

- Laranja - Orange

- Abacate - Avocado

- Morango - Strawberry

- Uva - Grape

- Mamão - Papaya

- Abacaxi - Pineapple

- Manga - Mango

- Pêssego - Peach

✅ Vegetais - Vegetables

- Beterraba - Beet 

- Cenoura - Carrot

- Alface - Lettuce 

- Repolho - Cabbage

- Milho - Corn

- Brócolis - Broccoli 

- Beringela - Eggplant

✅ Bebidas - Beverages

- Café - Coffee 

- Chá - Tea

- Chocolate quente - Hot chocolate

- Refrigerante - Soda

- Água - Water 

- Vinho - Wine

- Cerveja - Beer 

- Leite - Milk 

- Suco - Juice

✅ Carnes - Meat

- Presunto - Ham 

- Salsicha - Sausage

- Frango - Chicken 

- Carne de porco - Pork

- Bife - Steak

- Carne moída - Ground beef

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