filete a la pimienta
/filete a la pimjenta/from spelling rules
In Spanish, pepper steak is filete a la pimienta.
This phrase describes a dish consisting of sliced beef cooked with pepper. You may also see the form bistec a la pimienta used to mean the same thing.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase filete a la pimienta literally translates to "steak in the style of pepper".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you might refer to this dish as Filete de Ternera a la Pimienta (Veal Steak with Pepper).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to multiple portions of the dish, change the singular filete to the plural filetes to get filetes a la pimienta.
Did you know?
- The term bistec is a Spanish phonetic adaptation of the English words 'beef steak'.
- The word filete is a linguistic 'cousin' to the English word 'filament', as both trace back to the concept of a thin 'thread' or 'string'.
- While English speakers use 'pepper' to describe both spice and vegetables, in Spanish, you must distinguish between pimienta for the spice and pimiento for the vegetable.
Examples in context
- Buenas tardes, me gustaría ordenar la Carne de Res con Pimienta por favor. Gracias.Good afternoon, I would like to order the Pepper Steak, please. Thanks.
- Quiero comer un filete a la pimienta.I want to eat a pepper steak.
- El filete a la pimienta está delicioso.The pepper steak is delicious.
- ¿Podemos pedir un filete a la pimienta para compartir?Can we order a pepper steak to share?
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are looking at a restaurant menu.
- AlejandroMira, tienen filete a la pimienta.Look, they have pepper steak.
- MaríaEso suena delicioso, Alejandro.That sounds delicious, Alejandro.
- AlejandroYo voy a pedir el filete a la pimienta.I am going to order the pepper steak.
- MaríaYo pediré el pescado.I will order the fish.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, filete, la, pimienta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
