hallaca

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝaka/ [aˈʝa.ka]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /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

hallaca f (plural hallacas)

A hallaca.

(Venezuela) Venezuelan Christmas dish made with corn dough, it may be filled with many ingredients, including: beans, meat, chicken, pork. The mix is wrapped in banana leaves and is then cooked by steaming or in boiling water.
Synonyms: multisápida, tamale

Derived terms

hallaquero

Further reading

“hallaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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