Meaning & use
parrillada
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Meanings
nouncountableregional
a dish of mixed grilled meat, often served in a South American or Mexican restaurant.
Grammar: Countable: order a parrillada for two. It is usually written in italics in careful writing because it is a loanword.
Patterns
- a parrillada for two
- order the parrillada
We shared a parrillada with beef, sausage, and chicken.
The menu lists a parrillada for two people.
The parrillada came with tortillas and salsa.
nouncountableregional
a restaurant or outdoor meal where meat is cooked over a fire or grill.
Grammar: Used mainly in Spanish-speaking regions and in English writing about them.
Patterns
- go to a parrillada
- at the parrillada
On Sunday the family went to a parrillada in the park.
The parrillada was crowded with people eating grilled steak.
Word forms
| plural | parrilladas |
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Common combinations
- mixed parrillada
- The mixed parrillada includes several kinds of meat.
- parrillada for two
- We ordered the parrillada for two.
- Argentinian parrillada
- This restaurant serves an Argentinian parrillada.
- share a parrillada
- They decided to share a parrillada.
Synonyms and how they differ
- mixed grill
- The ordinary English phrase for a plate of different grilled meats; use it if your reader may not know Spanish.
- barbecue
- A general word for cooking meat outdoors over a fire; parrillada is more specific and often refers to a restaurant dish.
Commonly confused: parrillada or paella?
parrillada vs paella
Paella is a Spanish rice dish; parrillada is grilled meat.
Practice
What is a 'parrillada' most likely to be?
Choose one answer.
A parrillada is a mixed grill, usually of meat. Paella is the rice dish, so option D is wrong; nothing in the word suggests a salad or dessert.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “parrillada”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.