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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish picadillo.
Noun
picadillo
- Any of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef.
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Spanish
Etymology
From picado + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pikaˈdiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /pikaˈdiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pikaˈdiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pikaˈdiʒo/
- Syllabification: pi‧ca‧di‧llo
Noun
picadillo m (plural picadillos)
- salad (made of chopped food)
- minced meat
- Synonym: carne molida
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