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pico de gallo

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Pico de gallo

Etymology

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Borrowed from Mexican Spanish pico de gallo (literally “beak of the rooster”).

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Noun

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pico de gallo (uncountable)

  1. A condiment generally made with diced raw onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro.
    • 2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
      Chilis and peppers help, in whatever form. Hot sauce helps—shrill, vinegary tonics or sweet, syrupy srirachas. Lots of pico de gallo, with triple the jalapeño.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, “beak of the rooster”, from pico (“beak”) and gallo (“rooster”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʝo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʎo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʃo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌpiko de ˈɡaʒo/ [ˌpi.ko ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʒo]

  • Syllabification: pi‧co de ga‧llo

Noun

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pico de gallo m (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Mexico, US) pico de gallo (a condiment generally made with diced raw onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro)
    Synonyms: salsa, (Guatemala) chirmol, (Chile) pebre
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