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picada

A board of cold cuts, cheeses and preserves to share before or instead of dinner.

Meaning ES

Tabla de fiambres, quesos y conservas para compartir antes o en vez de la cena.

Meaning EN

A board of cold cuts, cheeses and preserves to share before or instead of dinner.

Meaning TR

Akşam yemeğinden önce veya yerine paylaşılan şarküteri, peynir ve konserveler.

Example

Armamos una picada con lo que había en la heladera.

We put together a picada with whatever was in the fridge.

Buzdolabında ne varsa picada yaptık.

Usage & origin

De 'picar' (probar de a poco). La picada previa al asado es sagrada y no se saltea.

From 'picar' (to nibble). The pre-barbecue picada is sacred and never skipped.

'Picar'dan (azar azar tatmak). Barbekü öncesi picada kutsaldır, atlanmaz.

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Food & drink

asado

ES: Carne a la parrilla y, sobre todo, el evento social del fin de semana. El asador manda.

EN: Grilled meat and, above all, the weekend social event. The asador (grill master) rules.

TR: Izgara et ve her şeyden önce hafta sonu toplumsal etkinliği. Izgaracı (asador) hükmeder.

El domingo hay asado en lo de mi viejo, traé vino.

Sunday there's a barbecue at my dad's, bring wine.

Pazar babamlarda barbekü var, şarap getir.

ES: Vacío, asado de tira, chorizo, morcilla: el orden de la parrilla es liturgia. Criticar al asador, sacrilegio.

EN: Vacío, ribs, chorizo, blood sausage: the grill order is liturgy. Criticising the asador, sacrilege.

TR: Vacío, asado de tira, chorizo, morcilla: ızgara sırası dindir. Izgaracıyı eleştirmek kutsala hakarettir.

Food & drink

birra

ES: Cerveza. Italianismo directo que desplazó a 'cerveza' en el habla joven.

EN: Beer. A direct Italianism that displaced 'cerveza' in youth speech.

TR: Bira. Genç konuşmada 'cerveza'nın yerini almış doğrudan İtalyanca sözcük.

Hace un calor que pide birra bien fría.

It's so hot it demands an ice-cold beer.

Öyle sıcak ki buz gibi bira istiyor.

ES: De 'birra' italiana. 'Birrear' existe pero se oye poco; se dice 'tomar una birra'.

EN: From Italian 'birra'. The verb 'birrear' exists but is rare; people say 'tomar una birra'.

TR: İtalyanca 'birra'dan. 'Birrear' fiili vardır ama nadirdir; 'tomar una birra' denir.

Food & drink

choripán

ES: Chorizo al pan con chimichurri. Comida de cancha, recital y acto político por igual.

EN: Chorizo sausage in bread with chimichurri. Stadium, concert and rally food alike.

TR: Chimichurrili ekmek arası chorizo sosisi. Stadyum, konser ve miting yemeği.

Antes del partido nos clavamos un choripán en la esquina.

Before the match we grabbed a choripán on the corner.

Maçtan önce köşede choripán gömdük.

ES: 'Chori' es la abreviatura universal. Con chimichurri picante o salsa criolla, nunca kétchup.

EN: 'Chori' is the universal short form. With spicy chimichurri or salsa criolla, never ketchup.

TR: 'Chori' evrensel kısaltmadır. Acı chimichurri veya salsa criolla ile; ketçap asla.

Food & drink

curda

ES: Borrachera. 'Agarrarse una curda' es emborracharse; 'estar en curda', seguir en ella.

EN: Drunkenness. 'Agarrarse una curda' is getting drunk; 'estar en curda', staying drunk.

TR: Sarhoşluk. 'Agarrarse una curda' sarhoş olmaktır; 'estar en curda' sarhoş kalmaktır.

Se agarró una curda histórica en el casamiento.

He got historically drunk at the wedding.

Düğünde tarihi sarhoş oldu.

ES: Voz lunfarda clásica, presente en tangos. 'Curdela' es variante festiva.

EN: Classic lunfardo, present in tangos. 'Curdela' is a festive variant.

TR: Klasik lunfardo, tangolarda geçer. 'Curdela' şenlikli çeşididir.

Food & drink

facturas

ES: Masas dulces de panadería para el mate: medialunas, vigilantes, tortitas negras. La docena del domingo.

EN: Sweet bakery pastries for mate time: medialunas, vigilantes, tortitas negras. Sunday's dozen.

TR: Mate saati tatlı pastane ürünleri: medialunas, vigilantes, tortitas negras. Pazar düzinesi.

Pasé por la panadería y traje facturas para todos.

I stopped by the bakery and brought pastries for everyone.

Pastaneye uğradım, herkese tatlı aldım.

ES: Los nombres anarquistas (vigilantes, sacramentos, bolas de fraile) vienen de panaderos ácratas del 1900.

EN: The anarchist names (vigilantes, sacramentos, bolas de fraile) come from anarchist bakers of the 1900s.

TR: Anarşist adlar (vigilantes, sacramentos, bolas de fraile) 1900'lerin anarşist fırıncılarından gelir.

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Frequently asked

What does picada mean?
A board of cold cuts, cheeses and preserves to share before or instead of dinner.
How is picada used?
From 'picar' (to nibble). The pre-barbecue picada is sacred and never skipped.

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