turrón

See also: turron

English

Noun

turrón (plural turrones)

Alternative spelling of turron
- 2023 May 30, Florence Fabricant, “The Migrant Kitchen Expands to Central Park’s Ballfields”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  Egg custard, Basque cheesecake, chocolate turrón and caramel flan are some of the options.

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Latin torrēre, possibly via Catalan torró.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuˈron/ [t̪uˈrõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: tu‧rrón

Noun

turrón m (plural turrones)

turron (a sweet made from almonds, similar to nougat)

Descendants

→ English: turron, turrón, touron
→ French: touron

See also

nuégado

Further reading

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

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