chaulafán

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chaulafan

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 炒辣飯 / 炒辣饭 (caau² laat⁶ faan⁶, literally “stir-fried spicy rice”). See also 炒飯 / 炒饭 (caau² faan⁶, “fried rice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaulaˈfan/ [t͡ʃau̯.laˈfãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: chau‧la‧fán

Noun

chaulafán m (plural chaulafanes)

1. (Latin America, chiefly Ecuador, Peru) fried rice

Synonyms

• arroz chaufa
• chaufa
• chofán

Related terms

• arroz chaufa
• chaufa
• chifa
• chofán

Further reading

• “chaulafán”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• chaulafan on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es