aletria

See also: aletría

Portuguese

aletria

Alternative forms

• letria

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِطْرِيَة (al-ʔiṭriya) via Andalusian Arabic, from Aramaic אִטְרִיתָא (ʾiṭrīṯā), from Ancient Greek ἴτριον (ítrion). Compare Spanish aletría.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈtɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈtɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈtɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɨˈtɾi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧le‧tri‧a

Noun

aletria f (plural aletrias)

1. vermicelli

   Synonym: fidéu

2. a kind of Christmas dessert