batata-palha
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- batata palha (nonstandard spelling)
Etymology
From batata (“potato”) + palha (“straw”). Literally, “straw potato”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˌta.tɐˈpa.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˌta.taˈpa.ʎa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˌta.tɐˈpa.ʎɐ/
- Rhymes: -aʎɐ
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧ta‧-pa‧lha
Noun
- (cooking) shoestring potatoes (potatoes cut into long, very thin pieces and fried in deep fat)