polboron
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pol‧bo‧ron
Noun
polboron
- a cake, usually round or oval in shape, made by compacting a mixture of toasted flour, skimmed milk, margarine and sugar; it is usually wrapped in colored cellophane or washi paper
- a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /polboˈɾon/, [pol.boˈɾon]
- Hyphenation: pol‧bo‧ron
Noun
polborón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)
- a cake, usually round or oval in shape, made by compacting a mixture of toasted flour, skimmed milk, margarine and sugar, usually wrapped in colored cellophane or washi paper
- a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor
Further reading
- “polboron”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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