dulce de leche
English
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Etymology
From the Spanish dulce de leche (literally “milk sweet”). Compare dolcelatte.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/, /ˌdʌlseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/
Noun
dulce de leche (uncountable)
- A South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.
Translations
sweet dairy spread
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References
- dulce de leche at OneLook Dictionary Search
Further reading
dulce de leche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "milk sweet".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌdulθe de ˈlet͡ʃe/ [ˌd̪ul̟.θe ð̞e ˈle.t͡ʃe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌdulse de ˈlet͡ʃe/ [ˌd̪ul.se ð̞e ˈle.t͡ʃe]
- Syllabification: dul‧ce de le‧che
Noun
dulce de leche m (plural dulces de leche)
- (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
Further reading
- “dulce de leche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014