gallopinto
See also: gallo pinto
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From gallo + pinto, literally “spotted rooster”, after the appearance of the dish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaʝoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʝoˈpĩn̪.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ɡaʎoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʎoˈpĩn̪.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ɡaʃoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʃoˈpĩn̪.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ɡaʒoˈpinto/ [ɡa.ʒoˈpĩn̪.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: ga‧llo‧pin‧to
Noun
gallopinto m (uncountable)
- (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) a food made of rice and beans mixed together, and fried with onions, garlic, and sometimes other herbs
- Synonym: casamiento
Further reading
- “gallopinto”, 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
- gallo pinto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia