alambre

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) wire (metal formed into a long, narrow thread)
2. (masculine) wire (a thread of metal)
3. (masculine) alambre (Mexican food dish consisting of meat topped with cheese, salsa, and chopped bacon, pepper and onion)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of alambrar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of alambrar:

Concepts

wire

iron wire

binding wire

bowstring

cable

wire

Synonyms

hilo

🧵

cable metálico

cuerda de arco

maroma

🪢

cuerda gruesa

soga fuerte

soga gruesa de cuero

cable

hilo metálico

Hyphenated as

a‧lam‧bre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈlambɾe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: aramne

In summary

From Old Spanish alambre, arambre, aramne (“bronze”), from Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-.

Sentences

Los árboles son entrelazados o atados con alambre .

The trees are usually interlaced or tied with wire.