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How to Say ‘Some clams Bulhão Pato style (with garlic and coriander)’ in Portuguese

Umas amêijoas à Bulhão Pato

OO-mahsh uh-MAY-zhoo-ush ah boo-LYOWNG PAH-too

[OO-mahsh uh-MAY-zhoo-ush ah boo-LYOWNG PAH-too]

💬 Usage Tip: umas is "a" in plural form and works like "some". It matches the word that follows: uns camarões "some prawns".

Phrase Breakdown

Umas amêijoas

OO-mahsh uh-MAY-zhoo-ush

Some clams

'Amêijoas' means clams. Link the 's' to the next vowel as a 'z': 'OO-muhz uh-MAY-zhwush'.

Example

Gosto de amêijoas.

I like clams.

Words in this phrase

Umas

[OO-mahsh]

some

Feminine plural of 'um'.

Example

Comprei umas maçãs.

I bought some apples.

amêijoas

[uh-MAY-zhoo-ush]

clams

Small shellfish often cooked with garlic and coriander.

Example

Adoro amêijoas com pão.

I love clams with bread.

à Bulhão Pato

ah boo-LYOWNG PAH-too

Bulhão Pato style

These are clams cooked with garlic, coriander and lemon, named after a poet. Say 'ah boo-LYOWNG PAH-too'.

Example

São amêijoas à Bulhão Pato.

They're clams Bulhão Pato style.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

in the style of

Short for 'à moda de', naming a dish's preparation.

Example

Quero amêijoas à Bulhão Pato.

I want clams Bulhão Pato style.

Bulhão

[boo-LYOWNG]

Bulhão (name)

First part of the surname of a Portuguese poet the clam dish is named after.

Example

Bulhão Pato era poeta.

Bulhão Pato was a poet.

Pato

[PAH-too]

Pato (name)

Second part of the poet's surname; on its own 'pato' means duck.

Example

O poeta chamava-se Bulhão Pato.

The poet was called Bulhão Pato.

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