polboron

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pol‧bo‧ron

Noun

polboron

1. a cake, usually round or oval in shape, made by compacting a mixture of toasted flour, skimmed milk, margarine and sugar; it is usually wrapped in colored cellophane or washi paper
2. a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pulburon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /polboˈɾon/ [pol.boˈɾon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pol‧bo‧ron

Noun

polborón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a cake, usually round or oval in shape, made by compacting a mixture of toasted flour, skimmed milk, margarine and sugar, usually wrapped in colored cellophane or washi paper
2. a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor

Related terms

• polbera
• polbo
• pulbos
• pulbura

 

Further reading

• “polboron”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018