mariscada
/maɾiskada/from spelling rules
The English phrase "seafood boil" is translated into Spanish as mariscada.
While mariscada refers to the meal itself, it is often used to describe a large platter or a feast of shellfish rather than the specific cooking method of boiling in a pot.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "seafood boils", use the form mariscadas.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɾiskada/
Did you know?
- Eating a mariscada is often part of a comilona, a specific type of social gathering characterized by long hours of excessive eating and drinking.
- The suffix -ada in mariscada often describes a large quantity or a collection of something. It is the same suffix used in ensalada to describe a mixture of ingredients in a 'salad'.
- The word marisco is a collective noun. While mariscada refers to the feast, marisco describes any shellfish regardless of whether it is one piece or a hundred.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué les parece si preparamos un cocido de mariscos?What do you think if we prepare a seafood boil?
- Pidamos una mariscada para compartir.Let's order a seafood boil to share.
- La mariscada estaba muy sabrosa.The seafood boil was very tasty.
- ¿Quieres probar mi mariscada?Do you want to try my seafood boil?
Example conversation
At a coastal restaurant during lunch.
- MaríaAlejandro, ¿qué quieres comer hoy?Alejandro, what do you want to eat today?
- AlejandroMe gustaría una mariscada, por favor.I would like a seafood boil, please.
- María¡Excelente elección! Es nuestra especialidad.Excellent choice! It is our specialty.
- AlejandroPerfecto, tengo mucha hambre.Perfect, I am very hungry.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
