alambre
/aˈlambɾe/ · B2 · noun · m
wire
🧵🔗 sounds like a lamb-bray: a LAMB BRAYing at a metal wire fence
Etymology: Latin aurichalcum 'brass', via Arabic, became alambre, a copper or brass thread. Sound hook: al-AM-bre, like 'a lamb, bray' tied to a fence of wire. The Mexican dish alambre is named for the skewer-like wire it was once cooked on.