hallaca
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
hallaca f (plural hallacas)
- (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
Further reading
- “hallaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014