Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picadillo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: pi-cadil-lo
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish picadillo.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: picadillo

Inflected Forms

piccadillo (alternative)

Phrases

Not to be confused with peccadillo

Frequently Paired Words

Not to be confused with peccadillo

Questions

What does picadillo mean?: Any of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef.
Where does picadillo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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