alfajor

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfajor.

Noun

alfajor m (plural alfajores)

  1. a popular confection in South America usually filled with caramel-like dulce de leche

Spanish

Spanish-style alfajores in Andalusia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish alfaxor, beginning as a more jammy food from Andalusian Arabic الْفَشُور (al-fašūr, “nectar, juice”), from Arabic أَفْشُرَج (ʔafšuraj, “juice”). Somewhere surely mixed up with alfaxú, alajú from حَشْو (ḥašw, “filling”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alfaˈxoɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧fa‧jor
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Noun

alfajor m (plural alfajores)

  1. (Spain) A popular confection in Andalusia usually made with honey, almonds, nuts, and spices such clove and coriander.
  2. (Latin America) A popular confection in South America usually filled with dulce de leche.

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