Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

espetada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-peta-da
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Portuguese dish made usually from large chunks of beef rubbed in garlic and salt, skewered onto a bay leaf stick with vegetables and left to grill over smouldering wood chips.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese espetada, literally "(something) skewered."

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: espetada

Inflected Forms

espetadas (plural)

Questions

What does espetada mean?: A Portuguese dish made usually from large chunks of beef rubbed in garlic and salt, skewered onto a bay leaf stick with vegetables and left to grill over smouldering wood chips.
Where does espetada come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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