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English
Etymology
From Spanish ropa vieja (literally “old clothes”).
Noun
ropa vieja (uncountable)
- A Hispanic dish made from shredded beef cooked in a tomato sauce.
Spanish
Noun
ropa vieja f (uncountable)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ropa, vieja: old clothes
- ropa vieja
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