alambre
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alambre (“wire”), possibly because the ingredients were originally cooked kebab-style, skewered on wires.
Noun
alambre (plural alambres)
- A Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper.
- 2007, Roberto Santibañez, Rosa's New Mexican Table, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 204:
- At Rosa Mexicano, alambres are removed from the skewers before they are brought to the table and served on rice that is flanked with Cooked Green Salsa (page 114) and a sauce similar to Roasted Tomatillo-Chipotle Sauce (page 201), [...]
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Anagrams
- Marable, armable
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alambre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈlambɾe/, [ʔʌˈl̪am.bɾ̪ɪ]
Noun
alambre
- wire
- Synonym: kawat
Derived terms
- alambreng tunokon (“barbed wire”)
Related terms
- alambrilyo
- alambrero
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish alambre.
Noun
alambre
- wire
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic العَنْبَر (al-ʕanbar).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɐ̃.bɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɐ̃.bɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈlɐ̃.bɾ(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre
Noun
alambre m (plural alambres)
- amber (fossil resin)
- Synonym: âmbar
Spanish
Alternative forms
- arambre (obsolete)
Etymology
From older arambre, from Old Spanish aramne (“bronze”), from Vulgar Latin *aramen, araminem, from Late Latin aerāmen, aerāminis (“copper, bronze”), from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic *aos, early *ajos, from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlambɾe/ [aˈlãm.bɾe]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ambɾe
- Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre
Noun
alambre m (plural alambres)
- wire (metal formed into a long, narrow thread)
- wire (a thread of metal)
- alambre (Mexican food dish consisting of meat topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, pepper and onion)
Derived terms
- alambrar
- alambre de espinas
- alambre de espino
- alambre de púas
- alambrera
- alámbrico
Descendants
- Chavacano: alambre
- → Cebuano: alambre
- → Chamorro: alåmle
- → English: alambre
- → Tagalog: alambre
Verb
alambre
- inflection of alambrar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “alambre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alambre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈlambɾe/, [ʔɐˈlam.bɾe]
Noun
alambre (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- wire
- Synonym: kawad
Derived terms
- alambreng may-tinik
Related terms
- alambrera
Further reading
- “alambre” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.
- “alambre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018