Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/paˈriʎa/

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Coloured illustration of parrilla
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Translation

grill, barbecue, griddle

Word origin

Diminutive of parra ('grapevine, trellis'), applied to the grid of iron bars used for grilling because of its lattice shape.

Origin
Spanish
Root
parra

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralparrillas

Examples

.

We are going to cook the meat on the grill.

.

On Sunday we are having a barbecue in the garden.

Coloca .

Place the vegetables on the hot griddle.

¿ ?

Do you prefer the fish grilled or baked?

huele maravilla.

The restaurant grill smells wonderful.

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