gallopinto
See also: gallo pinto
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From gallo + pinto, literally “spotted rooster”, after the appearance of the dish.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: ga‧llo‧pin‧to
Noun edit
gallopinto m (uncountable)
- (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) a food made of rice and beans mixed together, and fried with onions, garlic, and sometimes other herbs
- Synonym: casamiento
Further reading edit
- “gallopinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- gallo pinto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia