gallopinto
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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