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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

lula à dorê

English translation:

batter-fried Calmari (rings)

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2018-05-29 18:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
May 26, 2018 14:19
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Portuguese term
Change log

May 26, 2018 16:37: Matheus Chaud changed "Term asked" from "LULA À DORÊ" to "lula à dorê" , "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"

Discussion

Oliver Simões May 29, 2018:
Typo There's a typo in the Glossary entry. It should be "calamari".
Oliver Simões May 26, 2018:
Etimologia de "lula" Respondendo à pergunta da colega Katarina, parece que "lula" deriva do galaico-português "lura". Em galego, "lura" é o mesmo que "lula" em português. "Lura" em português quer dizer "toca", "esconderijo", "buraco". Fonte: https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/lura
T o b i a s May 26, 2018:
@Lilian Especially with menus, you should specify whether UK, US, or some other variety of English is needed. Case in point: calamari vs squid.

Proposed translations

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batter-fried Calmari (rings)

...also Crispy-Fried Squid rings and Tempura Fried Squid Rings


https://www.google.com/search?ei=tnEJW6mLLovysAWfuoPQBQ&q=ba...
Peer comment(s):

agree Nick Taylor : Just "Calamari"
7 mins
Agreed and thanks, Nick
agree Douglas Bissell : Calamari
2 hrs
That's Douglas
agree Claudio Mazotti : calamari or squid
3 hrs
Yes, and it's all about marketing and the price tag. (i.e: a cartoon shows chuck steak -$9.99/lb and Charles steak -$14.99/lb) I sell both with preference to Charles steak
agree T o b i a s : "fried calamari"
7 hrs
Thanks Tobias
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Golden fried Lula / fried onion rings

play on words about Brazil's ex-president ? :)
or just plain fried onion rings...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Oliver Simões : I hope not. It's food related. :-)
1 hr
I was being facetious, although I wonder why squids are called Lula...
disagree Jack Martin : Lula is not onion
1 day 22 hrs
neutral airmailrpl : maybe lula just smells like an onion (or looks like one)
3 days 13 hrs
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1 hr

deep-fried squid rings

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23 hrs

deep fried breaded fish bait

lula à dorê => deep fried breaded fish bait

As my father who was a professional fisherman said "why would I eat bait"
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1 day 23 hrs