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

  1. 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
  2. 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)

  1. 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
  2. a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor

Further reading

  • polboron”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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