alajú

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Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

alajú

Alternative forms

alhajú (rare)
alaxú, alfaxú (previous forms)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحَشُو (al-ḥašú), from Arabic حَشْو (ḥašw, “stuffing, filling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alaˈxu/
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: a‧la‧jú
Homophone: alhajú

Noun

alajú m (plural alajús or alajúes)

(Spain) a sweet paste of almonds, nuts and bread crumbs mixed with spices and honey
(Spain) a traditional confection made by spreading this paste between two wafers

See also

alfajor

Further reading

“alajú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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