🍲 Japanese Cooking & Ingredients Vocabulary Cozinha e ingredientes
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Cooking & Ingredients scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- tempero /tẽˈpeɾu/ A2seasoning, spice · noun = closed [e]; verb form "eu tempero" = open [ɛ]Minha avó sempre diz que o segredo do feijão é o tempero.My grandma always says the secret of good beans is the seasoning.
- farinha /faˈɾĩɲɐ/ A2flour · also: farinha de mandioca (cassava flour, Brazilian staple) · nasal [ĩ]; nh=[ɲ]Pra fazer farofa, é só torrar a farinha com manteiga e bacon.To make farofa, just toast the flour with butter and bacon.
- massa /ˈmasɐ/ A2dough; pasta · also: massa! (BR slang) = cool!, awesomeDeixa a massa do pão descansar meia hora antes de assar.Let the bread dough rest half an hour before baking.
- molho /ˈmoʎu/ A2sauce · closed [o]; also: molho [ɔ] = bundle (heteronym)O frango fica outro nível com esse molho de tomate caseiro.The chicken is on another level with this homemade tomato sauce.
- fatia /faˈtʃiɐ/ A2slice · t before i → [tʃ]Corta uma fatia generosa desse bolo de fubá pra mim.Cut me a generous slice of that cornmeal cake.
- caldo /ˈkawdu/ A2broth, stock · also: caldo de cana = sugarcane juice · final l→[w]No inverno, um caldo de feijão quentinho cai muito bem.In winter, a nice hot bean broth really hits the spot.
- recheio /ʁeˈʃeju/ B1filling, stuffing · initial r=[ʁ]; ch=[ʃ]O melhor da coxinha é o recheio cremoso de frango.The best part of a coxinha is the creamy chicken filling.
- sobra /ˈsɔbɾɐ/ B1leftover, remainder (often plural: sobras) · open [ɔ]Não joga fora essa sobra de arroz, vira um bolinho ótimo.Don't throw away that leftover rice, it makes a great fritter.
- cheiro /ˈʃejɾu/ A2smell, scent · also: cheiro-verde (BR) = cilantro + green onion mix · ch=[ʃ]Que cheiro bom de bolo saindo do forno!What a good smell of cake coming out of the oven!
- sabor /saˈboʁ/ A2flavor, taste · closed [o]; final r=[ʁ]Esse brigadeiro tem um sabor de infância, né?This brigadeiro has a taste of childhood, doesn't it?
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese cooking & ingredients words are in this list?
10 words, including A2: 8, B1: 2. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.