ropa vieja

noun

A Hispanic dish made from shredded beef cooked in a tomato sauce.

OriginSpanish ropa vieja →
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Meanings

nounropa vieja (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Hispanic dish made from shredded beef cooked in a tomato sauce.

Origin

  1. Spanishropa vieja
  2. Englishropa vieja

From Spanish ropa vieja (literally “old clothes”).

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