aletria
See also: aletría
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الْإِطْرِيَة (al-ʔiṭriya) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā), from Ancient Greek ἴτριον (ítrion). Compare Spanish aletría.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧le‧tri‧a
Noun edit
aletria f (plural aletrias)
- vermicelli
- Synonym: fidéu
- a kind of Christmas dessert