salpicón

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See also: salpicon

Spanish

Etymology

From salpicar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salpiˈkon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: sal‧pi‧cón

Noun

salpicón m (plural salpicones)

  1. chopped, seasoned meat or seafood
  2. 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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