salpicon

British  

/ ˈsælpɪkən /

noun

1. a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc

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Etymology

Origin of salpicon

C18: from French, from Spanish salpicar to sprinkle with salt

Example Sentences

At Parque de los Hippies, Angela Novoa Molina sells the fresh fruit concoction called salpicón, a family business she inherited from her father.

From Slate

In the middle of three-lane Carrera 50, in the city’s working-class western neighborhoods, Jorge Gonzalez sat in a wheelchair, drinking a salpicón.

From Slate

Back then, I had a craving for Salpicon — a meat salad — but I did not possess the skills to make it, so I reached out to my grandmother.

From Salon

Also on the menu are churrasco steak, salpicon rillettes made with shredded short rib, and black clams poached in coconut milk.

From New York Times

Once it finally arrived, so did our sopes, and our ling cod salpicón, and our silky trout tostadas, and our sweet potato with bone marrow, and salsa negra.

From The Guardian