picadillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish picadillo.

Noun

picadillo

Any of various Spanish or South American dishes made with chopped vegetables and sometimes ground beef.

Alternative forms

piccadillo

See also

Not to be confused with peccadillo.

Anagrams

calliopid

Spanish

Etymology

From picado +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pikaˈdiʝo/ [pi.kaˈð̞i.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pikaˈdiʎo/ [pi.kaˈð̞i.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pikaˈdiʃo/ [pi.kaˈð̞i.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pikaˈdiʒo/ [pi.kaˈð̞i.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: pi‧ca‧di‧llo

Noun

picadillo m (plural picadillos)

salad (made of chopped food)
minced meat
Synonym: carne molida

Related terms

picar

See also

albóndiga

Further reading

“picadillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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