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Terms in Spanish 1611-1620 of 4913

capellán

/kah-peh-YAHN/
[Spanish] plural capellánes

Capelin. A small bony fish of Arctic waters, resembling smelt and with the same cucumber smell when fresh, and treated in the same way as whiting.

cap i pota

/kahp ee POH-tah/
[Spanish]

Calf's head. Stewed head and foot of a calf.

capirotada

/kah-pee-roh-TAH-dah/
[Spanish]

Bread pudding made with bananas, apple, peanuts and cheese. It is more commonly a meat dish served with almond sauce.

capirotada

/kah-pee-roh-TAH-dah/
[Spanish]

A dish from Mallorca of meat, often rabbit, sometimes chicken or small game birds, coated with an almond sauce. It is also a type of bread pudding.

capitán

[Spanish]

Grey mullet, the commonest and largest of the grey mullet (US: striped mullet) family. It is a silver, shoal-living fish pointed with dark grey which feeds on seaweed and plankton near the muddy bottom in estuaries and coastal waters. This can effect its flavour. However, a good grey mullet, caught in clean water, is round-bodied and has creamy white flesh and good flavour with good keeping capabilities. It must be thoroughly scaled before eating. Varieties are found all over the world. The roe is used for taramasalata, botargo, boutargue.

capitán de vinos

[Spanish]

The waiter in charge of the wines. Often extremely knowledgeable and worth consulting.

capitón

/kah-pee-TOHN/
[Spanish] plural capitones

Thin-lipped grey mullet (US: striped mullet). It has a pointed snout giving it the appearance of thin lips, hence its name. It has a golden sheen.

capón

/kah-POHN/
[Spanish] plural capones

Capon; a castrated cock

capón a estilo de Lazcano

/kah-POHN ahl eh-STEE-loh deh lahz-KAH-noh/
[Spanish]

A dish from the Basque country of capon stuffed with chopped apples, chestnuts, bacon, bound with milk and dry cider and then roasted.

capón (rellenos) a la andaluza

/kah-POHN ah lah ahn-dah-LOO-sah/
[Spanish]

"Capon in the style of Andalucia." A capon stuffed with pine nuts, raisins, bread soaked in milk, bound with sherry and then roasted.