polvorón
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Etymology
[edit]From pólvora (“gunpowder”) + -ón, from polvo (“dust, powder”), because it crumbles when it is eaten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]polvorón m (plural polvorones)
- a type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts, popular in Spain, Latin America and other former Spanish colonies, such as the Philippines, during Christmastime
- Hypernym: mantecado
Descendants
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Further reading
[edit]- “polvorón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014