pico de gallo
English
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Pico de gallo
Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish pico de gallo (literally “beak of the rooster”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpikoʊdəˈɡaɪ.oʊ/
Noun
pico de gallo (uncountable)
- A condiment generally made with diced raw onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro.
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- Chilis and peppers help, in whatever form. Hot sauce helps—shrill, vinegary tonics or sweet, syrupy srirachas. Lots of pico de gallo, with triple the jalapeño.
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Synonyms
- (condiment): salsa
Translations
condiment generally made with diced raw onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro
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Anagrams
- logopedical, pedological
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “beak of the rooster”, from pico (“beak”) and gallo (“rooster”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʝo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʎo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʃo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʒo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʒo]
- Syllabification: pi‧co de ga‧llo
Noun
pico de gallo m (uncountable)
- (chiefly Mexico, US) pico de gallo (a condiment generally made with diced raw onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro)
- Synonyms: salsa, (Guatemala) chirmol, (Chile) pebre