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Espetadão

English translation: large kebab

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Portuguese term or phrase:Espetadão
English translation:large kebab
Entered by: Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral

10:40 Jun 5, 2009
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-06-08 11:54:03 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / From a menu
Portuguese term or phrase: Espetadão
I luuuv espetada of anything. But espetadão? A very large kebab or is this more a rotisserie thing? Thank you for help in a suitable translation for this.
suesimons
Local time: 09:15
large kebab
Explanation:
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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Grading comment
Many thanks Antonio, also to Floriana.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Large Kebab
Floriana Leary
4large kebab
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4large skewer of meat
Marlene Curtis
2extra large kebab
Katia DG


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
large kebab


Explanation:


Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks Antonio, also to Floriana.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
extra large kebab


Explanation:
maybe?

Katia DG
Italy
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
large skewer of meat


Explanation:
Ver

http://www.fotosearch.com/SBY302/57301383/

skewer
v. put meat or vegetables onto a thin spike of wood or metal for roasting

x
n. thin spike of wood or metal used to hold meat or vegetables while grilling


Babylon English-Portuguese Browse

skewer
v. espetar (carne)

x
s. espeto (para carne); florete

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 76
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Large Kebab


Explanation:
my suggestion

This is a really big kebab that the waiters bring around to the tables and pull off a few peices at a time and puts on each person's plate, I would say it's about 1/2 meters long.

I will try to find some pictures


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Note added at 17 mins (2009-06-05 10:57:08 GMT)
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This is just a way to say espetadas grandes....

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-05 14:18:02 GMT)
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http://www.churrascariapalhoca.com.br/espetos.jpg

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: The first with reasonable explanation. Here's one example: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1129309/Just-doner-kebab...
3 hrs
  -> Thank you rhandler, have a great Friday, by the way there is a Rodízio in Lisbon that serves the BEST Espetadão de Gambas, my husband loves the picanha, I go there for the shrimp! Have a great one!
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