gallopinto
See also: gallo pinto
Spanish
Alternative forms
- gallo pinto
Etymology
From gallo + pinto, literally “spotted rooster”, after the appearance of the dish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaʝoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʝoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaʎoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʎoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaʃoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʃoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaʒoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʒoˈpĩn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: ga‧llo‧pin‧to
Noun
gallopinto m (uncountable)
- (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) a food made of rice and beans mixed together, and fried with onions, garlic, and sometimes other herbs
- Synonym: casamiento
Further reading
- “gallopinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- gallo pinto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia