(in Spanish-speaking areas) a person's grandmother.
Diego lives with his abuela and helps run the family restaurant
Example sentencesExamples
Not even my Abuela made such good frijoles.
Abuela spent hours with me in the kitchen and I learned the art of making empanadas, bizcocho, Tarta Santiago - essentially a whole array of baked goods.
The tortilla was much more flavorful than many I have had here in the US, but a little dry, and of course, abuela still makes it best.
I have been eating my abuela's delicious Puerto Rican food for just about thirty years.
Recently, I was told that my maternal grandmother's own abuela was Vietnamese.
Be sure you can speak/understand Spanish, as abuela's English isn't that great.
Practically, everything I have had here is something that my mom makes or my abuela used to make.
Both of our Abuelas taught us that anything less than an empty plate is just plain rude.
I felt as if I had walked into my abuela's kitchen!
Abuela was in the mood for wine - so she ordered some!
Synonyms
grandma, granny
Origin
Spanish.
Definition of abuela in US English:
abuela
nounˌäˈbwālə
US
(in Spanish-speaking areas) a person's grandmother.
Diego lives with his abuela and helps run the family restaurant
Example sentencesExamples
The tortilla was much more flavorful than many I have had here in the US, but a little dry, and of course, abuela still makes it best.
I felt as if I had walked into my abuela's kitchen!
Both of our Abuelas taught us that anything less than an empty plate is just plain rude.
Abuela spent hours with me in the kitchen and I learned the art of making empanadas, bizcocho, Tarta Santiago - essentially a whole array of baked goods.
Practically, everything I have had here is something that my mom makes or my abuela used to make.
Recently, I was told that my maternal grandmother's own abuela was Vietnamese.
I have been eating my abuela's delicious Puerto Rican food for just about thirty years.
Not even my Abuela made such good frijoles.
Abuela was in the mood for wine - so she ordered some!
Be sure you can speak/understand Spanish, as abuela's English isn't that great.