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alambre

/ɑˈlɑmbɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alam-bre
IPA
/ɑˈlɑmbɹeɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

alambres (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce alambre?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑˈlɑmbɹeɪ/.
What does alambre mean?
A Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper.
Where does alambre come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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