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albondiga

albondiga noun: a Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.

Noun

albondiga (plural albondigas)

  1. A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
    • Tapas selections like Spanish omelets, mussels romesco, ceviche, jumbo shrimp with garlic, and albondigas — meatballs with tomato mint sauce — share the menu with larger plates like chicken and wild mushroom paella, and grilled pork chop with savoy cabbage, bacon and apple puree.2007 April 15, “Expanding the Options”, in New York Times

Forms of albondiga

pluralalbondigas

Origin of albondiga

From Spanish albóndiga (“meatball”).

Questions about albondiga

What does albondiga mean?
Albondiga means a Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
What part of speech is albondiga?
Albondiga is a noun.
What is the plural of albondiga?
The plural of albondiga is albondigas.

Words near albondiga in the dictionary

  1. albolith
  2. alboll
  3. albolls
  4. albomycin
  5. Albon
  6. albondiga
  7. albondigas
  8. albondin
  9. albondins
  10. albonoursin
  11. albopapuloid

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