hallaca

Spanish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aˈʝaka/ [aˈʝa.ka]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝaka/ [aˈʝa.ka]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aˈʎaka/ [aˈʎa.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃaka/ [aˈʃa.ka]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒaka/ [aˈʒa.ka]

Noun

hallaca f (plural hallacas)

A hallaca.

1. (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 leafs and is then cooked by steaming or in boiling water.

Synonyms

• multisápida
• tamale