CURAUS

English translation: corn puddings, corn custards

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Portuguese term or phrase:CURAUS
English translation:corn puddings, corn custards
Entered by: Mike Davison

12:45 Apr 23, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Food & Drink / CORN/MAIZE BASED FOODS
Portuguese term or phrase: CURAUS
Any one know the English translation of CURAUS a favourite at the festas juninas, made from corn/maize.
Mike Davison
Brazil
Local time: 11:14
corn puddings, corn custards
Explanation:
Curau- Brazilian corn pudding | Facebook
pt-br.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.171666346185443.38075...
Laine Linhares Tô me perguntando o que eu vim fazer nessa página...Adoro curau. O da minha mãe é sensacional (acho que dá uma trabalheira...). Gosto tanto ...
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 16:14
Grading comment
Thanks a lot,
Mike

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Summary of answers provided
4 +2corn puddings, corn custards
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5gruel (maize gruel)
Nick Taylor


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
corn puddings, corn custards


Explanation:
Curau- Brazilian corn pudding | Facebook
pt-br.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.171666346185443.38075...
Laine Linhares Tô me perguntando o que eu vim fazer nessa página...Adoro curau. O da minha mãe é sensacional (acho que dá uma trabalheira...). Gosto tanto ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks a lot,
Mike

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ghostwriter-BR
25 mins
  -> Obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.

agree  Denise Leitao
1 day 1 hr
  -> Obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
gruel (maize gruel)


Explanation:
gruel

Nick Taylor
Local time: 15:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tracy Miyake: i think mingau is more along the lines of gruel.
9 hrs
  -> You are right Tracy, Curaus is more like custard or "flan"
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