aletria

See also: aletría

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِطْرِيَة (al-ʔiṭriya) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā), from Ancient Greek ἴτριον (ítrion). Compare Spanish aletría.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈtɾi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈtɾi.a/

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧tri‧a

Noun

aletria f (plural aletrias)

  1. vermicelli
    Synonym: fidéu
  2. a kind of Christmas dessert

Further reading

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