a la romana

See also: alla romana

Catalan

Etymology

Ellipsis of a la manera romana (“in the Roman manner”). Compare Italian alla romana and Spanish a la romana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə lə ruˈma.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə lə roˈma.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a la roˈma.na]

Adverb

a la romana (cooking, also used as an adjective)

1. cooked by dredging in flour and egg and then frying

Further reading

• “romà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Ellipsis of a la manera romana (“in the Roman manner”). Compare Catalan a la romana and Italian alla romana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a la roˈmana/ [a la roˈma.na]
• Syllabification: a la ro‧ma‧na

Adverb

a la romana (cooking, also used as an adjective)

1. cooked by dredging in flour and egg and then frying

Further reading

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