canjica
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈʒi.kɐ/
canjica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a dish made from maize, sugar, milk and cinnamon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “curau”.
What does canjica mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininea dish made from maize, sugar, milk and cinnamon
- 2
femininehominy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. curau 2. munguzá 3. aguardente de cana 4. espécie de rapé
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 canjica
- canjicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canjica?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈʒi.kɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ̃ˈʒi.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canjica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canjica in Portuguese?
canjica 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).