picadillo

pi·ca·dil·lo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pik-uh-dil-oh; Spanish pee-kah-dee-yaw, ‐dee-lyaw]
- /ˌpɪk əˈdɪl oʊ; Spanish ˌpi kɑˈdi yɔ, ‐ˈdi lyɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pik-uh-dil-oh; Spanish pee-kah-dee-yaw, ‐dee-lyaw]
- /ˌpɪk əˈdɪl oʊ; Spanish ˌpi kɑˈdi yɔ, ‐ˈdi lyɔ/

Definitions of picadillo word

noun plural picadillo a traditional Latin American and Spanish dish of ground meat, onions, tomatoes, raisins, olives, and spices. 1
noun picadillo a traditional Latin-American dish that contains ground meat, tomatoes, vegetables, and other regional ingredients, used as a filling, for example in tacos 0
noun picadillo a Latin American, esp. Mexican, dish consisting of spiced ground beef usually served over rice 0

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Parts of speech for Picadillo

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picadillo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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