paçoca
Portuguese, noun/paˈsɔ.kɐ/
paçoca is spelled P-A-Ç-O-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paçoca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a Brazilian dish made of cassava flour and dried meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de farinha de vários ingredientes triturados juntos no pilão”.
What does paçoca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininea Brazilian dish made of cassava flour and dried meat
- 2
Brazilfemininepaçoca, a Brazilian sweet consisting of a hard but fragile mass of ground peanuts, sugar and salt
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de farinha de vários ingredientes triturados juntos no pilão 2. comida típica da região nordeste do Brasil, feita principalmente com carne-seca assada e farinha amarela 3. doce feito de amendoim socado com açúcar e farinha 4. doce feito de castanha-do-pará assada e socada com farinha-d'água, sal e açúcar
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 paçoca
- paçocas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paçoca?
- Brazil /paˈsɔ.kɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈsɔ.kɐ/
- Brazil /paˈsɔkɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paçoca in Portuguese?
paçoca 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).