lemon pie

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English lemon pie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlemom ˈpai/ [ˌle.mõm ˈpai̯]

Noun

lemon pie m (plural lemon pie)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) lemon meringue pie

   Synonyms: pastel de limón con merengue, pastel de limón merengado

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.