hallaca

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝaka/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aˈʎaka/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃaka/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒaka/

  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ha‧lla‧ca

Noun

hallaca f (plural hallacas)

A hallaca.
  1. (Venezuela) Venezuelan Christmas dish made with corn dough, often filled with many ingredients, e.g. beans, meat, chicken, pork, wrapped in banana leaves and then cooked by steaming or in boiling water
    Synonyms: multisápida, tamale

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