a la romana
See also: alla romana
Catalan
Etymology
Ellipsis of a la manera romana (“in the Roman manner”). Compare Italian alla romana and Spanish a la romana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə lə ruˈma.nə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə lə roˈma.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a la roˈma.na]
Adverb
a la romana (cooking, also used as an adjective)
Further reading
- “romà”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Spanish
Etymology
Ellipsis of a la manera romana (“in the Roman manner”). Compare Catalan a la romana and Italian alla romana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a la roˈmana/ [a la roˈma.na]
- Syllabification: a la ro‧ma‧na
Adverb
a la romana (cooking, also used as an adjective)
Further reading
- “a la romana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024