Hi, folks,<br><br>Due to the upcoming holiday weekend, let's please get our votes in by the end of the day FRIDAY, December 30th. If that will be a hardship for anyone, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll send out the results on the morning of the 31st, and we can toast the winner along with the New Year!<br>
<br>With no further ado, and in no particular order, here are the definitions of albondiga (including the real one):<br><br>albondiga, n. Colored mortar used for decorative contrast with light-colored brick or stone. From Spanish _albondiga_, cement.<br>
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albondiga, n. A ritual exchange of gifts between the elders of warring Bedouin tribes.<br><br>albondiga, n. Spanish hard-cured beef sausage, including rice and seasoned especially with allspice, cloves, and black pepper.<br>
<br>albondiga, n. The Spanish word for "meatball." Albóndigas is the name of a popular Mexican and Spanish dish of spicy meatballs, usually in a tomato sauce. Sopa de albóndigas is a beef-broth soup with meatballs and chopped vegetables.<br>
<br>albondiga, n. A cactus of the American southwest, known for its white sap used medicinally by the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples.<br><br>albondiga, n. A metal tip fitting crimped onto the free end of a belt.<br><br>Albondiga, n. Should be capitalized. A Feast described in James Hilton's Lost Horizon, in which the faithful celebrate with white robes and white foods at the Winter Solstice.<br>
<br>albondiga, n. [Span. "good words"] a compliment<br><br>albondiga, n. (fr. Chicano dialect and slang) - 1. White plaster. 2. A woman who uses too much make-up. 3. A Goth girl.<br><br>albondiga, n. A warehouse operated by Moors in Spain for imported goods.<br>