Etymology

picadillo

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Today it means: Any of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef. Full definition →

Spanish picadillo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompicadillo
  2. English todaypicadillo

Borrowed from Spanish picadillo.

Words from the same roots

Spanishpicadillo all →

piccadill

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