cabello de ángel

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Catalan cabell d'àngel; literally, "angel's hair".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˌbeʝo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʝo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˌbeʎo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʎo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˌbeʃo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʃo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˌbeʒo de ˈanxel/ [kaˌβ̞e.ʒo ð̞e ˈãŋ.xel]

Syllabification: ca‧be‧llo de án‧gel

Noun

cabello de ángel m (plural cabellos de ángel)

A transparent threaded jam made from Siam pumpkin pulp and white sugar, originating in Mallorca
Dodder

Further reading

“cabello de ángel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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