Pico De Gallo Definition
pēkō də gäyō
noun
A relish made of raw, chopped tomatoes, onions, hot chili peppers, and cilantro with lime juice, used in Latin American cuisine.
American Heritage
Origin of Pico De Gallo
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American Spanish from Spanish rooster's beak (perhaps from the resemblance of the chopping of the ingredients to the pecking of a rooster as it breaks food into pieces) pico beak pico– de of (from Latin dē from, off de—) gallo rooster (from Latin gallus gal- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish pico de gallo.
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