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melindre

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Galician

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Melindres

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested since the 19th century. Borrowed from Spanish melindre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. (cooking) a baked doughnut covered in thick sugar water
  2. candy
  3. excessive, awkward tenderness or kindness

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: me‧lin‧dre

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish melindre.

Noun

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melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. tendency to feel offended or embarrassed; susceptibility
  2. hesitation or carefulness (so as not to offend or embarrass); scrupulousness
  3. tenderness, kindness
  4. embarrassment, shame
  5. (botany) asparagus (plant of the genus Asparagus)
  6. (cooking) a type of honey cake
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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melindre

  1. inflection of melindrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Noun

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melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. tenderness and kindness in words
  2. (cooking) a type of honey cake

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