gambas
Tapas bar crustaceans
Gambas is the Spanish word for prawns or large shrimp, borrowed into English primarily through the dish *gambas al ajillo*—prawns sautéed in garlic and olive oil.
The term appears mainly on menus and in culinary contexts: We started with gambas and a glass of white wine.
Small edible crustacean
- prawnsEdible marine crustaceans
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- langoustineSmall clawed crustacean
- scampiGarlic-butter shellfish dish
shellfish · crab · lobster · trawler · fishery · Mediterranean · Atlantic · catch
Small edible crustacean
- prawnsEdible marine crustaceans
- cazuelaClay cooking pot
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- barDrinking establishment
sangria · cerveza · patatas bravas · chorizo · manchego · pimientos · albondigas · bodega
shrimp
Small edible crustacean
- prawnsEdible marine crustaceans
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- langoustineSmall clawed crustacean
scampi · shellfish · crab · lobster · trawler · fishery · Mediterranean · Atlantic · catch · nets
shrimp
Small edible crustacean
bar · sangria · cerveza · patatas bravas · chorizo · manchego · pimientos · albondigas · bodega · Iberian
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
parsley · lemon · butter · grilled · skewered · pan-fried · sizzling · marinade · aromatics · deveined
appetizer
Light dish preceding main
- starterInitiator of action
- tapaSpanish appetizer portion
- small plateDiminutive dining disc
cocktail shrimp · platter · meze · antipasto · canapé · gourmet · delicacy · tasting · gastropub
- comida hispanicatacos, paella, tortilla, empanadas, frijoles
- Spanish tapastapas, patatas bravas, croquettes, jamon, albondigas
- appetizersmozzarella sticks, canapes, bruschetta, buffalo wings, nachos