albondiga

See also: albóndiga

English

Etymology

From Spanish albóndiga (“meatball”).

Noun

albondiga (plural albondigas)

1. A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
   • 2007 April 15, “Expanding the Options”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Tapas selections like Spanish omelets, mussels romesco, ceviche, jumbo shrimp with garlic, and albondigas — meatballs with tomato mint sauce — share the menu with larger plates like chicken and wild mushroom paella, and grilled pork chop with savoy cabbage, bacon and apple puree.

Translations

type of meatball

• Japanese: アルボンディガ (arubondiga)

Anagrams

• Badoglian

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish albóndiga.

Noun

albóndiga

1. meatball

Ladino

Etymology

From Arabic بُنْدُقَة (bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon). Compare Spanish albóndiga and Portuguese almôndega.

Noun

albondiga f (Latin spelling, plural albondigas)

1. meatball
   • 2019 May 22, Silvio & Eyal Ovadya, “Un evenimyento, una dicha/un proverbo”, in Şalom‎^[2]:

     Todos los ke vinieron pudieron komer ligado d’Andirne (Edirne Ciğeri) mizmo kasher, albondigas (koftes) i sarsicha (sucuk) kon salatas.

     All who came could eat Edirne liver even kosher, meatballs (koftas) and sausages (soudjouk) with salads.