Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 28, 2016 22:52
7 yrs ago
Portuguese term
mexão
Portuguese to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
I think it's for mixing the dough/cake mix. But is it an electrical machine or utensil? Could it be a stand mixer in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | wooden spoon |
Clauwolf
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References
| mexão |
Ana Cravidao
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Change log
Sep 12, 2016 16:09: Clauwolf Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+3
5 mins
Selected
wooden spoon
:) It's the popular "colher de pau" in portuguese
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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-08-29 12:09:42 GMT)
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Do Caldas Aulete:
Mexão = ...
s. m. || (Minho) colher de pau para mexer papas. F. Mexer.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-08-29 12:09:42 GMT)
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Do Caldas Aulete:
Mexão = ...
s. m. || (Minho) colher de pau para mexer papas. F. Mexer.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
José Patrício
: Mais imagens de wooden spoon - https://www.google.pt/#q=wooden spoon
59 mins
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obrigado
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airmailrpl
: any references that demonstrate that " mexao" = "colher de pau" ??
9 hrs
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it's not necessary, but you may see "mexão" in a good portuguese dictionary (PTPT or PTBZ)
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Tom Jamieson
: http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/mexão
15 hrs
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obrigado
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Matheus Chaud
15 hrs
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obrigado
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Reference comments
14 hrs
Ana Cravidao
Native in Portuguese
Technical translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Reference:
mexão
grande colher de pau para mexer papas
Discussion
www.dicio.com.br/mexao/
Significado de Mexão no Dicionário Online de Português. O que é mexão: m. Prov. minh. Colhér de pau, para mexer papas. (De mexer)...