fios de ovos

fios de ovos

English

fios de ovos from a Brazilian confectionery

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fios de ovos (literally “egg threads”).

Noun

fios de ovos (uncountable)

1. A traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup.

Synonyms

• angel hair

Translations

traditional Portuguese sweet food

German: Engelshaar (de) n Japanese: 鶏卵素麺 (けいらんそうめん, keiransōmen), 玉子素麺 (たまごそうめん, tamago sōmen) Persian: موی فرشته‎ (muy ferešte), رشته‌های تخم‌مرغ‎ (rešte-hâ'i toxm-e morq)

Portuguese: fios de ovos (pt) m pl Spanish: huevo hilado m, pelo de caballo m Thai: ฝอยทอง (fɔ̌ɔi-tɔɔng)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally “egg threads”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfius di ˈɔvus/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈfiu̯z (d)͡ʒi ˈɔvu̥s ~ ˈfiu̯ʒ (d)͡ʒi ˈɔvu̥s]

Noun

fios de ovos m pl (plural only)

1. fios de ovos (traditional Portuguese sweet food)