dulce de leche

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English

Etymology

From Spanish dulce de leche (literally milk sweet). Compare dolcelatte.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/, /ˌdʌlseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/

Noun

dulce de leche (uncountable)

  1. A South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.
    • 2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Unlike dulce de leche, in which milk is cooked down with sugar until it thickens into gold, the milk stays white here — burfi comes from the Persian word for snow — for a purer flavor.

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Spanish

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Etymology

Literally, milk sweet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌdulθe de ˈlet͡ʃe/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌdulse de ˈlet͡ʃe/
  • Syllabification: dul‧ce de le‧che

Noun

dulce de leche m (plural dulces de leche)

  1. (usually uncountable) dulce de leche
    Synonyms: manjar blanco, (South America, especially Chile, Peru, Panama, and El Salvador) manjar, (El Salvador) leche poleada, (Colombia, Venezuela) arequipe, (Spain) natillas, (México) cajeta

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