单词 | parrilla |
释义 | parrillan. 1. Now esp. in some Latin American countries: a structure resembling a metal grid used as an instrument of torture, to which the victim is secured to be electrocuted or (formerly) burned. Cf. gridiron n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > torture > instrument or place of torture > [noun] > gridiron griddle?c1225 gridironc1290 parrilla1857 1857 O. W. Le Vert Souvenirs of Trav. II. xxxix. 35 The Saint granting the monarch's prayer for victory, this colossal and sacred edifice was dedicated to his honor, and constructed in the form of a parrilla (gridiron), as San Lorenzo suffered martyrdom by being broiled upon one. 1978 Times 31 July 5/5 About a score of witnesses bear out that he has been subject to the whole range of techniques, including electric shocks, the parrilla, sticks thrust into his rectum [etc.]. 1997 D. Taylor Disappearing Acts 153 Miño Retamozo was taken into the torture chamber, a room full of instruments with a metal table with straps, called the parilla or grill. 2002 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 14 Sept. 45 They took him to the ‘parrilla’, the ‘grill’, where he was electrocuted. 2. Esp. in Argentina. a. A dish consisting of a variety of grilled meats; a mixed grill. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > food by way of preparation > [noun] > cooked food > grilled food carbonado1575 carbonade1651 grillade1656 grill1766 fritto misto1903 mixed grill1910 parrilla1924 galbi1958 parrillada1969 robata-yaki1974 1924 Travel Apr. 40/2 The parilla section of the bill-of-fare..is as much of a fixture today as the Englishman's roast, and under it there is forthcoming a ‘minute steak’. 1984 New Yorker 11 June 117/1 The Argentinian parrilla is to the Brazilian churrasco as Chartres is to the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. 1998 Chile Pepper Dec. 36/1 Actually, Argentina offers two very different grilled meat experiences; asado and parilla... The parilla corresponds to what we would call a grill in North America. b. A (usually outdoor) grill used to cook such a dish; a barbecue. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking vessel or pot > [noun] > gridiron roasting-ironc1350 roast-iron1354 brandiron1381 gridiron1382 broiler1393 griddlea1425 branderc1450 grate-iron1577 chaplet1664 grill1685 grid1875 parrilla1964 parrillada1975 robata1975 charbroiler1982 1964 Times 20 Apr. 10/6 At weekends smoke rises from thousands of open-air ‘parrillas’ (barbecue grills). 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 July c1/5 Most frequently the food is cooked on a parilla, a large grill placed on stones around the fire. 2002 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 4 Aug. ix. 28 We've inherited a small Santa Maria-style barbecue similar to a parilla. c. A restaurant specializing in Argentinian-style grilled meats. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > other eating-houses ordinary1590 chop-house1699 porterhouse?1730 steak house1762 beef-house1807 rotisserie1825 fish-shop1826 supper tavern1841 supper house1855 supper room1858 grill-room1883 teetotum1891 grill1896 bar and grill1903 corner-house1912 bistro1922 roadhouse1922 hot doggery1923 rosticceria1930 dinette1940 British Restaurant1941 drive-through1949 drive-up1956 sobaya1958 carvery1962 ouzeri1964 crêperie1967 steak restaurant1970 sushiya1970 steak bar1971 buka1972 kopitiam1979 bukateria1980 churrascaria1981 parrilla1981 Indian1982 theme pub1983 parrillada1984 restobar1992 1981 N.Y. Times 6 Dec. x. 20/1 Most restaurants..are mediocre. The best are the parrillas (barbecues) for their superb Argentine beefsteaks. 1995 Hemispheres Feb. 28/1 Porteño flock to the Costanera Norte, or northern riverfront, where dozens of parrillas (grill restaurants) line the street. 2002 Miami New Times (Nexis) 25 July In parrillas..the cooking is long and slow over embers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857 |
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