Phrase · 🌵 Regional expressions: North & Northeast

Esse açaí é pai d'égua!

This açaí is brilliant!

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Why every word is where it is

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pai → égua: pai d'égua = excellent
açaí → pai: açaí → pai d'égua

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Pará: «pai d'égua» (literally «mare's father») = excellent, brilliant.
2
In Belém, açaí is eaten unsweetened with fried fish and manioc flour, not as a sweet bowl.