polboron
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pol‧bo‧ron
Noun[edit]
polboron
- 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
- a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
polborón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)
- 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.
- A round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor.
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “polboron”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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