cabello de ángel

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Catalan cabell d'àngel; literally, "angel's hair".

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaˌbeʝo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʝo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kaˌbeʎo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʎo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kaˌbeʃo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʃo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kaˌbeʒo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʒo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: ca‧be‧llo de án‧gel

Noun

cabello de ángel m (plural cabellos de ángel)

  1. A transparent threaded jam made from Siam squash pulp and white sugar, originating in Mallorca
  2. Dodder

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