pet de monja
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Catalan
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Etymology
[edit]Literally, "nun's fart". Supposedly derived from earlier pit de monja "nun's breast", a reference to their shape.
Noun
[edit]pet de monja m (plural pets de monja)
- A type of light cookie made of eggs creamed with sugar, flour, and lemon zest.
- Synonyms: pessic de monja, sospir de noia
Usage notes
[edit]Not to be confused with the similarly-named French pastry pet-de-nonne, which is a type of choux pastry known in Catalan as bunyol de vent.
Further reading
[edit]- “pet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “pet” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.