kaldereta
kalderéta with stress marks
small cooking pot; spicy meat dish
Usage Note
Kaldereta is borrowed from Spanish caldereta (a stew cooked in a small cauldron) and in the Philippines refers primarily to the beloved tomato-and-liver-based stew made with goat, beef, or chicken. It is a festive dish served at fiestas and celebrations, and the original meaning of a small cooking pot is now secondary in common usage.
Examples
" Masarap ang kaldereta. "
Natural Translation
The kaldereta is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the kaldereta.
" Niluto ng nanay ang kalderetang kambing para sa handaan. "
Natural Translation
Mom cooked goat kaldereta for the celebration.
Literal Translation
Cooked the mother the kaldereta-of-type goat for the celebration.
" Kapag may piyesta sa amin, hindi mawawala sa mesa ang kaldereta na niluto ng aking tiyahin. "
Natural Translation
Whenever there's a fiesta in our town, the kaldereta my aunt cooks is never missing from the table.
Literal Translation
When have fiesta in ours, not will-disappear on table the kaldereta that cooked of my aunt.
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