bife a cavalo

Portuguese

Bife a cavalo

Etymology

Literally, “horseback-riding steak”, as an allusion to the appearance that the fried egg is "riding" the steak.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fi a kaˈva.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fi a kaˈva.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fe a kaˈva.lo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.f‿ɐ kɐˈva.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.f‿ɐ kɐˈva.lu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.f‿ɐ kɐˈba.lu/ [ˈbi.f‿ɐ kɐˈβa.lu]

Noun

bife a cavalo m (plural bifes a cavalo)

1. steak served with a fried egg on top, eggs on horseback

Further reading

• “bife a cavalo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025