picadillo
noun
pi·ca·dil·lo
ˌpikəˈdilō,
Sp pēkäˈdēyō
plural -s
: a spicy Latin-American hash or stew of meat and vegetables often with raisins and olives that is commonly used as a filling (as for tacos) or served with rice and beans
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, stew of chopped meat, from picado, past participle of picar to prick, chop, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin piccare
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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