cabello de ángel

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Catalan cabell d'àngel; literally, "angel's hair".

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˌbeʝo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʝo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˌbeʝo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʝo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kaˌbeʎo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʎo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˌbeʃo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʃo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˌbeʒo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʒo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]

• Syllabification: ca‧be‧llo de án‧gel

Noun

cabello de ángel m (plural cabellos de ángel)

1. A transparent threaded jam made from Siam pumpkin pulp and white sugar, originating in Mallorca
2. Dodder

Further reading

• “cabello de ángel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16