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palmito

noun · m. pl. palmitos
/pawˈmi.tu/
heart of palm

1heart of palm (a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees)
Em português: alimento obtido do miolo da região próxima ao meristema apical de determinadas espécies de palmeiras · alguém de tez bem branca
BrasilPronounced /pawˈmi.tu/ in Brazil.
PortugalPronounced /palˈmi.tu/ in Portugal.

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