gallopinto

See also: gallo pinto

Spanish

Gallopinto

Alternative forms

• gallo pinto

Etymology

From gallo +‎ pinto, literally “spotted rooster”, after the appearance of the dish.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʝoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʝoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaʝoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʝoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ɡaʎoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʎoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaʃoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʃoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaʒoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʒoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: ga‧llo‧pin‧to

Noun

gallopinto m (uncountable)

1. (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) a food made of rice and beans mixed together, and fried with onions, garlic, and sometimes other herbs

   Synonym: casamiento

Further reading

• “gallopinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• gallo pinto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia