alfeñique

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic فَانِيد (fānīd), from Persian پانید (pānid, “sugar candy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfeˈɲike/ [al.feˈɲi.ke]

Noun

alfeñique m (plural alfeñiques)

1. alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary
2. weakling, a weak person

Descendants

• → French: alphénic
  • → English: alphenic

Further reading

• “alfeñique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• alfeñique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia