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alambre

/ɑˈlɑmbɹeɪ/

alambre noun: a Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper.

alambre: a Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped...
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Noun

alambre (plural alambres)

  1. A Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper.
    • At Rosa Mexicano, alambres are removed from the skewers before they are brought to the table and served on rice that is flanked with Cooked Green Salsa (page 114) and a sauce similar to Roasted Tomatillo-Chipotle Sauce (page 201), [...]2007, Roberto Santibañez, Rosa's New Mexican Table, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 204

Forms of alambre

pluralalambres

Origin of alambre

Borrowed from Spanish alambre (“wire”), possibly because the ingredients were originally cooked kebab-style, skewered on wires.

Questions about alambre

What does alambre mean?
Alambre means a Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper.
What part of speech is alambre?
Alambre is a noun.
How do you pronounce alambre?
Alambre is pronounced /ɑˈlɑmbɹeɪ/.
What is the plural of alambre?
The plural of alambre is alambres.

Words near alambre in the dictionary

  1. Alamans
  2. Alambagh
  3. alambic
  4. alambics
  5. Alamblak
  6. alambre
  7. alambres
  8. alameda
  9. Alameda County
  10. alamedas
  11. alamethicin

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