"polvorón" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /polboˈɾon/, [pol.β̞oˈɾõn] Forms: polvorones [plural]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: From pólvora (“gunpowder”) + -ón, from polvo (“dust, powder”), because it crumbles when it is eaten. Etymology templates: {{af|es|pólvora|-ón|t1=gunpowder}} pólvora (“gunpowder”) + -ón, {{m|es|polvo|t=dust, powder}} polvo (“dust, powder”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} polvorón m (plural polvorones)
  1. 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 Wikipedia link: es:polvorón, polvorón Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries
    Sense id: en-polvorón-es-noun-nvC8NGxE Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ón

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for polvorón meaning in Spanish (3.2kB)

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          "expansion": "→ Basque: polboroi",
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: polvoró",
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          "expansion": "→ Cebuano: polboron",
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            "2": "ポルボロン",
            "3": "ポルボローネス",
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            "tr": "poruboron",
            "tr2": "poruborōnes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ポルボロン (poruboron), ポルボローネス (poruborōnes)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Japanese: ポルボロン (poruboron), ポルボローネス (poruborōnes)"
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    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: польворо́н (polʹvorón)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Russian: польворо́н (polʹvorón)"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
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      "ipa": "[pol.β̞oˈɾõn]"
    },
    {
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        }
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      ],
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  ],
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    }
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          "sugar",
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        ],
        [
          "milk",
          "milk"
        ],
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          "Latin America",
          "Latin America"
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