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English
Etymology
From Spanish albóndiga (“meatball”).
Noun
albondiga (plural albondigas)
- A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
2007 April 15, “Expanding the Options”, in New York Times:Tapas selections like Spanish omelets, mussels romesco, ceviche, jumbo shrimp with garlic, and albondigas — meatballs with tomato mint sauce — share the menu with larger plates like chicken and wild mushroom paella, and grilled pork chop with savoy cabbage, bacon and apple puree.
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Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish albóndiga.
Noun
albóndiga
- meatball
Ladino
Etymology
From Arabic بُنْدُقَة (bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon). Compare Spanish albóndiga and Portuguese almôndega.
Noun
albondiga f (Latin spelling, plural albondigas)
- meatball
2019 May 22, Silvio & Eyal Ovadya, “Un evenimyento, una dicha/un proverbo”, in Şalom:Todos los ke vinieron pudieron komer ligado d’Andirne (Edirne Ciğeri) mizmo kasher, albondigas (koftes) i sarsicha (sucuk) kon salatas.- All who came could eat Edirne liver even kosher, meatballs (koftas) and sausages (soudjouk) with salads.