alambre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alambre (“wire”), possibly because the ingredients were originally cooked kebab-style, skewered on wires. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑˈlɑmbɹeɪ/ === Noun === alambre (plural alambres) A Mexican dish, consisting of meat (usually grilled beef) topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, onion, and pepper. === Anagrams === Marable, armable == Asturian == === Alternative forms === allambre === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alambre, with a change of gender due to rebracketing of "l'alambre". Displaced native arame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlambɾe/ [aˈlãm.bɾe] Rhymes: -ambɾe Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre === Noun === alambre f (plural alambres) wire (metal formed into a long, narrow thread) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “alambre”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “alambre”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alambre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre IPA(key): /ʔaˈlambɾe/ [ʔɐˈl̪am.bɾ̪e] === Noun === alambre wire Synonym: kawat ==== Derived terms ==== alambreng tunokon (“barbed wire”) ==== Related terms ==== alambrilyo alambrero == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish alambre (“wire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlambɾe/, [aˈlãm.bɾe] Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre === Noun === alambre wire == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic العَنْبَر (al-ʕanbar). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bre === Noun === alambre m (plural alambres) amber (fossil resin) Synonym: âmbar === Further reading === “alambre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alambre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlambɾe/ [aˈlãm.bɾe] Rhymes: -ambɾe Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre === Etymology 1 === From Old Spanish alambre, arambre, aramne (“bronze”), from Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-. ==== Alternative forms ==== arambre (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== alambre m (plural alambres) 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) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Asturian: alambre, allambre Chavacano: alambre → Cebuano: alambre → Chamorro: alåmle → English: alambre → Tagalog: alambre === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== alambre inflection of alambrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “alambre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alambre, from Old Spanish alambre, arambre, aramne (“bronze”), from Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlambɾe/ [ʔɐˈlam.bɾɛ] Rhymes: -ambɾe Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre === Noun === alambre (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ) wire Synonym: kawad ==== Derived terms ==== alambreng may-tinik ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “alambre”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026. “alambre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 20