broa (cornbread)
nounfeminine/ˈbɾoɐ/medium
bro·a
Definition
A traditional Portuguese bread, usually round and flat, made with cornmeal (and sometimes rye or wheat flour), with a thick, dark crust and dense crumb.
For breakfast, we had broa with butter and ham.
This broa has a wonderful, hearty flavor.
Common collocations
cornbread loafhomemade broaslice of broarye broa
Etymology
Do germânico *'brauda' (pedaço, fragmento), através do galego-português.