This is the 11078th most frequent Portuguese word.
legumes
Vegetables.
Here, 'legumes' refers to edible vegetables typically eaten in everyday meals.
Eu gosto de comer legumes como cenoura e brócolis.
I like eating vegetables such as carrots and broccoli.
In this context, 'legumes' has a more technical meaning referring to the botanical category of seeds within pods.
Na biologia, entendemos os legumes como uma categoria específica de grãos de vagem.
In biology, legumes are understood as a specific category of podded seeds.
Here, 'legumes' is used to indicate crops belonging to the vegetable or pod-seed category intended for sale and consumption.