alambre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alambre (wire), possibly because the ingredients were originally cooked kebab-style, skewered on wires.

Noun

alambre (plural alambres)

  1. A Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper.
    • 2007, Roberto Santibañez, Rosa's New Mexican Table, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 204:
      At Rosa Mexicano, alambres are removed from the skewers before they are brought to the table and served on rice that is flanked with Cooked Green Salsa (page 114) and a sauce similar to Roasted Tomatillo-Chipotle Sauce (page 201), [...]

Anagrams

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • allambre

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alambre, with a change of gender due to rebracketing of "l'alambre". Displaced native arame.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlambɾe/ [aˈlãm.bɾe]
  • Rhymes: -ambɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre

Noun

alambre f (plural alambres)

  1. wire (metal formed into a long, narrow thread)

Derived terms

  • alambrar
  • alambráu
  • alambrín
  • desalambrar
  • trabayar nes alambres

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alambre.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlambɾe/ [ʔɐˈl̪am.bɾ̪e]

Noun

alambre

  1. wire
    Synonym: kawat

Derived terms

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish alambre.

Noun

alambre

  1. wire

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic العَنْبَر (al-ʕanbar).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɐ̃.bɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɐ̃.bɾe/

  • Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre

Noun

alambre m (plural alambres)

  1. amber (fossil resin)
    Synonym: âmbar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlambɾe/ [aˈlãm.bɾe]
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  • Audio (Mexico):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ambɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish alambre, arambre, aramne (bronze), from Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-.

Alternative forms

Noun

alambre m (plural alambres)

  1. wire (metal formed into a long, narrow thread)
  2. wire (a thread of metal)
  3. alambre (Mexican food dish consisting of meat topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, pepper and onion)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Asturian: alambre, allambre
  • Chavacano: alambre
  • Cebuano: alambre
  • Chamorro: alåmle
  • English: alambre
  • Tagalog: alambre

Etymology 2

Verb

alambre

  1. inflection of alambrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alambre, from Old Spanish alambre, arambre, aramne (bronze), from Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlambɾe/ [ʔɐˈlam.bɾɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ambɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre

Noun

alambre (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. wire
    Synonym: kawad

Derived terms

  • alambreng may-tinik

See also

Further reading

  • alambre”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • alambre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 20