beiju
Portuguese, noun/be(j)ˈʒu/
beiju is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “any of several types of cake or sweet biscuit made from corn meal or cassava” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de bolo de goma (polvilho) ou de massa de mandioca assada, de que há diversas variedades”.
What does beiju mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineany of several types of cake or sweet biscuit made from corn meal or cassava
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de bolo de goma (polvilho) ou de massa de mandioca assada, de que há diversas variedades 2. acepipe feito com fubá, açúcar e manteiga, que se assa no forno ou em chapa 3. espécie de biscoito doce muito leve e quebradiço, enrolado como canudo, geralmente anunciado nas ruas pelo som de matraca (instrumento de percussão); obs.: confira taboca 4. farinha de milho grossa e torrada, com flocos, que se come geralmente com leite
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of beiju
- beijus plural
- beju alternative
- biju alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beiju?
- Brazil /be(j)ˈʒu/
- Brazil [be(ɪ̯)ˈʒu]
- Portugal /bɐjˈʒu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is beiju in Portuguese?
beiju appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).