palomilla

English

Noun

palomilla (uncountable)

  1. A Cuban dish of round steak marinated in garlic and lime juice and then pan-fried.

Spanish

Etymology

From paloma +‎ -illa (diminutive).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /paloˈmiʝa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /paloˈmiʎa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /paloˈmiʃa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /paloˈmiʒa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: pa‧lo‧mi‧lla

Noun

palomilla f (plural palomillas)

  1. wing nut
  2. a mixture of water and anise liquor
  3. (piece of) popcorn
  4. white horse
  5. ball bearing
  6. sirloin (cut of beef)
  7. gutter hanger
  8. (Guatemala, Mexico) clique; club;. band (of people with a similar hobby)
  9. (Honduras, Mexico, Panama) gang (of criminals, thugs etc.)
  10. (Honduras, Mexico) gang (of youths)
  11. (Cuba, Panama) clique; club;. band (of people with a similar hobby)
  12. white horse; whitecap (wave)
  13. any of a number of butterflies and plants
    1. Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
    2. green oak tortrix (Tortrix viridana)
    3. fumitory (Fumaria)
    4. dyer's alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria)
    5. European columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
    6. ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)
    7. alpine toadflax (Linaria alpina)

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