salpicón

See also: salpicon

Spanish

Etymology

From salpicar + -ón.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

salpicón m (plural salpicones)

  1. chopped, seasoned meat or seafood
  2. salad, fruit salad

”, 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.

Descendants

  • Portuguese: salpicão

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