fiambre
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fiambre, from frío (“cold”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈɐ̃.bɾi/ [fɪˈɐ̃.bɾi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfjɐ̃.bɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈɐ̃.bɾe/ [fɪˈɐ̃.bɾe], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfjɐ̃.bɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfjɐ̃.bɾɨ/
- Hyphenation: fi‧am‧bre
Noun
fiambre m (plural fiambres)
- cold cuts, cold meat
- ham (cooked and sliced)
- Um sanduíche de queijo e fiambre.
- A ham and cheese sandwich.
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From friambre by haplology, from frío (“cold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjambɾe/ [ˈfjãm.bɾe]
- Rhymes: -ambɾe
- Syllabification: fiam‧bre
Noun
fiambre m (plural fiambres)
- (informal, euphemistic) corpse
- Synonym: cadáver
- cold cuts, cold meat
- (Guatemala) A type of salad containing cold meats traditionally served on All Saints' Day.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fiambre”, 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
- “fiambre”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010