Where it is said
Understood everywhere in Brazil.
How it is used
The most geographically widespread Brazilian name for the banana blossom in the ALiB comparison, recorded in all five macroregions. The full phrase avoids confusion with umbigo, “navel”.
Examples
Minha avó cortou o umbigo da bananeira para fazer o refogado.
My grandmother cut the banana blossom to make the stir-fry.
A cozinheira cortou o umbigo da bananeira para a receita.
The cook cut the banana blossom for the recipe.
O umbigo da bananeira cresce na ponta do cacho.
The banana blossom grows at the end of the bunch.