alfeñique

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَانِيد (al-fānīd) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian (pānīd, “sugar candy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alfeˈɲike/ [al.feˈɲi.ke]
Rhymes: -ike
Syllabification: al‧fe‧ñi‧que

Noun

alfeñique m (plural alfeñiques)

alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary
weakling, a weak person

Descendants

→ French: alphénic
- → English: alphenic

Further reading

“alfeñique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
alfeñique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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