albóndiga
See also: albondiga
Ladino
Noun
albóndiga f (Latin spelling, plural albóndigas)
- Alternative form of albondiga
Spanish
Alternative forms
- almóndiga (obsolete or nonstandard)
Etymology
From Arabic الْبُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon). Compare Ladino albondiga and Portuguese almôndega.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈbondiɡa/ [alˈβ̞õn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞a]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ondiɡa
- Syllabification: al‧bón‧di‧ga
Noun
albóndiga f (plural albóndigas)
- meatball
Derived terms
- albondiguilla
- albondigón
Further reading
- “albóndiga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014