albondiga

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See also: albóndiga

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish albóndiga (meatball).

Noun

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albondiga (plural albondigas)

  1. A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
    • 2007 April 15, “Expanding the Options”, in New York Times[1]:
      Tapas selections like Spanish omelets, mussels romesco, ceviche, jumbo shrimp with garlic, and albondigas — meatballs with tomato mint sauce — share the menu with larger plates like chicken and wild mushroom paella, and grilled pork chop with savoy cabbage, bacon and apple puree.

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish albóndiga.

Noun

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albóndiga

  1. meatball

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Arabic بُنْدُقَة (bunduqa, hazelnut), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon). Compare Spanish albóndiga and Portuguese almôndega.

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albondiga f (Latin spelling, plural albondigas)

  1. meatball
    • 2019 May 22, Silvio & Eyal Ovadya, “Un evenimyento, una dicha/un proverbo”, in Şalom[2]:
      Todos los ke vinieron pudieron komer ligado d’Andirne (Edirne Ciğeri) mizmo kasher, albondigas (koftes) i sarsicha (sucuk) kon salatas.
      All who came could eat Edirne liver even kosher, meatballs (koftas) and sausages (soudjouk) with salads.