Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ropa vieja

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: ropa vie-ja
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Hispanic dish made from shredded beef cooked in a tomato sauce.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish ropa vieja (literally “old clothes”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: ropa vieja

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Questions

What does ropa vieja mean?: A Hispanic dish made from shredded beef cooked in a tomato sauce.
Where does ropa vieja come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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