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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَانِيد (fānīd) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian پانید (pānīd, “sugar candy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alfeˈɲike/
- Rhymes: -ike
- Syllabification: al‧fe‧ñi‧que
Noun
alfeñique m (plural alfeñiques)
- alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary
- weakling, a weak person
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