# vatapá

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An Afro-Brazilian dish made with bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese vatapá, from Yoruba ẹ̀bà Tápà (“pirão thickened in the style of the Nupe people”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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