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Terms in Catalan 1151-1160 of 1164

xirimoia

/shee-ree-MOH-ya/
[Catalan]

Cherimoya. The fruit of a South American tree of the custard apple family. Fir cone-patterned, thin, green skin encloses white, silky smooth flesh and large shiny stones. The interior pulp is eaten raw and unsweetened and has a flavour of pineapple. Larger ones have the luscious and complex taste of banana, mango and vanilla. Originated in Peru.

xirimolla

/shee-ree-MOH-ya/
[Catalan] plural xirimollas

Cherimoya. The fruit of a South American tree of the custard apple family. Fir cone-patterned, thin, green skin encloses white, silky smooth flesh and large shiny stones. The interior pulp is eaten raw and unsweetened and has a flavour of pineapple. Larger ones have the luscious and complex taste of banana, mango and vanilla. Originated in Peru.

xirivia

[Catalan]

Parsnip

xistorra

/chees-TOH-rah/
[Catalan]

A spicy sausage from Catalonia, like a mild chorizo.

xocolata

/shoo-koo-LAH-tah/
[Catalan]

Chocolate

xoriço

/choh-REE-soh/
[Catalan]

A spicy, dry-cured sausage made of pork, garlic and paprika, flavoured with a sweet, but not particularly hot chilli called choricero.

xucla

/SHOO-klah/
[Catalan]

Picarel. A fish which is so bony that it is rarely eaten.

xuclador

[Catalan] plural xucladores

Lamprey. It is an eel-like migratory fish usually caught in rivers.

xucló

[Catalan]

Corkwing. A type of wrasse, a small, marine fish (up to 15 cm (1 ft) in length) which is good in soups. The largest is the peacock wrasse.

xuleta

/shoo-LEH-tah/
[Catalan]

Cutlet. Chop.