Meanings
nounalbondiga (plural albondigas)
plural albondigas
- A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
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.
2007 April 15, “Expanding the Options”, in New York Times
Origin
- Spanishalbóndiga“meatball”
- Englishalbondiga
From Spanish albóndiga (“meatball”).
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Japanese アルボンディガ
- アルボンディガ (arubondiga)type of meatball
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APA
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Chicago
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