The story
- Spanish · borrowed fromalambre“wire”
- English todayalambre
Borrowed from Spanish alambre (“wire”), possibly because the ingredients were originally cooked kebab-style, skewered on wires.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
alambre
Today it means: A Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper. Full definition →
Spanish alambre