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Spanish
Etymology
From salpicar + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /salpiˈkon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: sal‧pi‧cón
Noun
salpicón m (plural salpicones)
- chopped, seasoned meat or seafood
- salad, fruit salad
1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:Una olla de algo más vaca que carnero, salpicón las más noches, duelos y quebrantos los sábados, lantejas los viernes, algún palomino de añadidura los domingos, consumían las tres partes de su hacienda- A pot of stew of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income.
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