canja

Portuguese

canja

Etymology

From Malayalam കഞ്ഞി (kaññi).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ʒa/, /ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/
Hyphenation: can‧ja

Noun

canja f (plural canjas)

chicken soup (with rice)
(figuratively) anything that is easy to obtain or accomplish

Further reading

canja on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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