aletria

See also: aletría

Portuguese

aletria

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الأَطْرِيَّة‎ (al-ʾatriyya), from Arabic إِطْرِيَّة‎ (ʾiṭriyya) [script needed], from Hebrew [script needed] (ṭṭĕrītā), from Latin attrīta.

Cognate with Spanish aletría.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɨ.ˈtɾi.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧tri‧a

Noun

aletria f (plural aletrias)

  1. vermicelli
  2. a kind of Christmas dessert
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