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arándano uliginoso

[Spanish] plural arándanos uliginosos

Bog billbery. These berries look rather like blueberries but are not as nice.

arbequine

[Spanish]

A variety of olive, small, round and almost brick red in colour.

arbitán

/ahr-bee-TAHN/
[Spanish] plural arbitanes

Blue ling. A small variety of ling, it is a long, slender, scaleless fish with a barbel. This is a variety which lives in the Mediterranean which is considered to be slightly inferior to ling.

arbute

[Spanish]

Arbutus berry, the sweet-sour fruit of the strawberry tree. Madrid was formerly surrounded by arbutus groves and has a strawberry tree and a bear on its coat of arms.

arca de Nóe

/AHR-kah dee NOH-eh/
[Spanish]

"Noah's ark." A small shellfish or clam, so-called because the shell is said to resemble Noah's Ark. It is usually eaten raw, when it is quite tough and chewy, or cooked like mussels and included in pasta dishes.

árcido

[Spanish] plural árcidos

Ark shell. A family of clams.

arco iris de frutas

/AHR-koh ee-REES deh FROO-tahs/
[Spanish]

"Fruit rainbow." This describes fruit which has been colourfully arranged.

ardilla

/ahr-DEE-yah/
[Spanish] plural ardillas

Squirrel

arencas

[Spanish]

Salted and pressed sardine found particularly in Andalucia.

areneiro

/ah-rehn-EH-roh/
[Spanish]

Prawn (US: shrimp)