Where it is said
- the Northeast· strongly associated
- Bahia· more common here
- the North· more common here
How it is used
The everyday word for sweet cassava across the Northeast and the North — in Recife or Salvador this, not mandioca, is what you order. Priberam marks it a Brazilian regionalism without naming the region.
Examples
No Nordeste, muita gente fala macaxeira.
In the Northeast, many people say macaxeira.
A macaxeira estava ótima no almoço.
The cassava was excellent at lunch.
Macaxeira e aipim podem nomear o mesmo alimento.
Macaxeira and aipim can name the same food.
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Sources cited on this page
Sources: Aulete Digital — macaxeira · tier 2; Wikcionário — macaxeira · tier 4; Priberam — macaxeira · tier 2; Palavras com História — Mandioca, aipim ou macaxeira · tier 3