polvorón

Spanish

two halves of a polvorón

Etymology

From pólvora (“gunpowder”) +‎ -ón, from polvo (“dust, powder”), because it crumbles when it is eaten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /polboˈɾon/ [pol.β̞oˈɾõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pol‧vo‧rón

Noun

polvorón m (plural polvorones)

a type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts, popular in Spain, Latin America and other former Spanish colonies, such as the Philippines, during Christmastime
Hypernym: mantecado

Descendants

Descendants

→ Basque: polboroi
→ Catalan: polvoró
→ Cebuano: polboron
→ Japanese: ポルボロン (poruboron), ポルボローネス (poruborōnes)
→ Korean: 폴보론 (polboron)
→ Russian: польворо́н (polʹvorón)
→ Tagalog: pulburon

Further reading

“polvorón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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