Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝaka/ [aˈʝa.ka]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aˈʎaka/ [aˈʎa.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃaka/ [aˈʃa.ka]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒaka/ [aˈʒa.ka]

  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ha‧lla‧ca

Noun

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hallaca f (plural hallacas)

 
A hallaca.
  1. (Venezuela) Venezuelan Christmas dish made with corn dough, often filled with many ingredients, e.g. beans, meat, chicken, pork, wrapped in banana leaves and then cooked by steaming or in boiling water
    Synonyms: multisápida, tamale

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