How to Say ‘Baked octopus’ in Portuguese
Polvo à lagareiro
💬 Usage Tip: Pronounced 'POL-vo ah la-gah-RAY-ro'.
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Served with olive oil and potatoes, it's a tender and flavorful dish.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Polvo
[POL-voo]
Octopus
A sea creature with eight limbs, often used in Mediterranean and Portuguese cuisine.
O Polvo à lagareiro é uma especialidade portuguesa.
Octopus cooked in the lagareiro style is a Portuguese specialty.
à
[ah]
to
A preposition denoting motion towards something or use for something.
Vou preparar o Polvo à lagareiro para o jantar.
I will prepare octopus in the lagareiro style for dinner.
lagareiro
[lah-gah-RAY-roo]
In the 'lagareiro' style
A cooking method that involves baking with garlic and olive oil.
A receita de Polvo à lagareiro utiliza azeite e alho.
The recipe for octopus à lagareiro uses olive oil and garlic.
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