The Falando Atlas of Brazilian Portuguese
canjica, mugunzá / mungunzá, chá de burro or mingau de milho — canjica (nationwide); mugunzá / mungunzá (the Northeast, the North); chá de burro (the North, the Northeast); mingau de milho (the North).
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The dessert in ALiB question 181 is made with white corn grains, coconut and cinnamon. Canjica is the nationwide-understood name and dominates the Center-South. Mugunzá or mungunzá is the main Northern and Northeastern norm. Chá de burro forms a corridor through Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão into adjoining areas, while mingau de milho is especially notable in Amapá and Pará.
Recipes vary by household, and the same word can name a related preparation elsewhere. This map compares the lexical answers to one specific survey description rather than declaring one national recipe.
| Word | Meaning | Where it is most associated | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| canjica | sweet corn pudding, hominy pudding | Understood everywhere in Brazil. | neutral |
| mugunzá / mungunzá | sweet white-corn pudding | the Northeast — Strongly associated; the North — Strongly associated | neutral |
| chá de burro | regional name for sweet white-corn pudding | the North — Also used here; the Northeast — More common here | neutral |
| mingau de milho | regional name for sweet white-corn pudding | the North — More common here | neutral |
sweet corn pudding, hominy pudding
Canjica is the nationwide-understood name and the dominant ALiB response in the Center-South for the sweet made with white corn, coconut and cinnamon.
Na festa junina, a canjica é servida quentinha.At the June festival, the corn pudding is served nice and warm.
Understood everywhere in Brazil.
sweet white-corn pudding
Mugunzá, with the spelling variant mungunzá, is the strongest Northern and Northeastern name for this white-corn dessert.
A avó fez mugunzá com coco e canela.Grandma made sweet white-corn pudding with coconut and cinnamon.
regional name for sweet white-corn pudding
A regional dessert name forming a corridor through Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão and continuing into adjoining parts of Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Pará, Sergipe and Amazonas.
No Piauí, a pesquisa registrou o nome chá de burro.In Piauí, the survey recorded the name chá de burro.
regional name for sweet white-corn pudding
A Northern name for the white-corn dessert, particularly prominent in Amapá and also recorded in Pará and neighboring Amazonian localities.
No Amapá, mingau de milho foi uma resposta frequente.In Amapá, mingau de milho was a frequent answer.
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