melindre

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Galician

Melindres

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. Borrowed from Spanish melindre.

Pronunciation

Noun

melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. (cooking) a baked doughnut covered in thick sugar water
  2. candy
  3. excessive, awkward tenderness or kindness

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: me‧lin‧dre

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish melindre.

Noun

melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. tenderness, kindness
  2. embarrassment, shame
  3. emotional susceptibility or vulnerability
  4. (botany) asparagus (plant of the genus Asparagus)
  5. (cooking) a type of honey cake

Etymology 2

Verb

melindre

  1. inflection of melindrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Noun

melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. tenderness and kindness in words
  2. (cooking) a type of honey cake

References

Further reading

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