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"Parrillada" is a noun which is often translated as "barbecue", and "parrilla" is a noun which is often translated as "grill". Learn more about the difference between "parrillada" and "parrilla" below.
la parrillada(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. barbecue
Voy a una parrillada para el Cuatro de Julio.I'm going to a barbecue for the Fourth of July.
2. (dish)
a. barbecue
¿Qué quieres preparar para tu cumpleaños? - Vamos a hacer una parrillada con maíz en la mazorca.What do you want to make for your birthday? - Let's make barbecue and corn on the cob.
b. mixed grill
Anoche fuimos a un restaurante que sirve una parrillada deliciosa.Last night we went to a restaurant that makes the most delicious mixed grill.
c. grill
Juan hizo una parrillada de mariscos para el almuerzo. ¡Le quedó para chuparse los dedos!Juan made a seafood grill for lunch. It was scrumptious!
a. steak restaurant
Abrieron una parrillada en el centro comercial. ¿Vamos a probar la carne?They opened a new steak restaurant at the mall. Wanna go try their beef?
b. grillroom
Me dijeron que en esta parrillada hacen un churrasco excelente.I heard that this grillroom makes an excellent skirt steak.
la parrilla(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
a. grill
Hice un trato con mi esposo. Yo me encargo de asar los filetes si él se encarga de limpiar la parrilla después.I made a deal with my husband. I'll take care of grilling the steaks as long as he takes care of cleaning the grill afterwards.
Asaremos los filetes en la parrilla.We'll cook the steaks on the grill.
2. (restaurant)
4. (on a car) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. roof rack
Pusimos las maletas más grandes en la parrilla del carro.We put the biggest suitcases on the car's roof rack.
5. (of a bicycle or motorcycle) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. carrier
El repartidor lleva los periódicos en la parrilla de su bici.The paperboy has the newspapers on his bike's carrier.
