alambre

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • wire metal formed into a long, narrow thread
  • wire a thread of metal
  • alambre Mexican food dish consisting of meat topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, pepper and onion

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish aramne (bronze) inherited from Latin aramine, *aramen, aerāmen, aerāminis, aes (copper, bronze, brass, money) inherited from Proto-Italic *aos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*áyos, h₂éyos

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