grão-de-bico
Portuguese, noun/ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈbi.ku/
grão-de-bico is spelled G-R-Ã-O-D-E-B-I-C-O (10 letters). Grão-de-bico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chickpea (plant or fruit) (Cicer arietinum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta herbácea da família das leguminosas”.
What does grão-de-bico mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechickpea (plant or fruit) (Cicer arietinum)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta herbácea da família das leguminosas 2. o fruto dessa planta (Nome científico: Cicer arietinum)
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 grão-de-bico
- grãos-de-bico plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grão-de-bico?
- Brazil /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈbi.ku/
- Brazil [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈbi.ku]
- Portugal /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.dɨˈbi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grão-de-bico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.