queimada

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noun

A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made from aguardiente, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and cinnamon. It is set alight before drinking.

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Meanings

nounqueimada (countable and uncountable, plural queimadas)

plural queimadas

  1. countableuncountableA traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made from aguardiente, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and cinnamon. It is set alight before drinking.

Origin

From Galician, past participle of queimar (“to burn”).

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APA

queimada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queimada

MLA

“queimada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queimada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “queimada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queimada.

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