turrón

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English

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Noun

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turrón (plural turrones)

  1. Alternative spelling of turron
    • 2023 May 30, Florence Fabricant, “The Migrant Kitchen Expands to Central Park’s Ballfields”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Egg custard, Basque cheesecake, chocolate turrón and caramel flan are some of the options.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin torrēre, possibly via Catalan torró. Cognate with Italian torrone, Sicilian turruni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tuˈron/ [t̪uˈrõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: tu‧rrón

Noun

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turrón m (plural turrones)

  1. turron (a sweet made from almonds, similar to nougat)

Descendants

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  • English: turron, turrón, touron
  • French: touron

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