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espetada.

A Portuguese dish made usually from large chunks of beef rubbed in garlic and salt, skewered onto a bay leaf stick with vegetables and left to grill over smouldering wood chips.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Portuguese dish made usually from large chunks of beef rubbed in garlic and salt, skewered onto a bay leaf stick with vegetables and left to grill over smouldering wood chips.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese espetada, literally "(something) skewered."

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