turrón

See also: turron

English

Noun

turrón (plural turrones)

1. Alternative spelling of turron
   • 2023 May 30, Florence Fabricant, “The Migrant Kitchen Expands to Central Park’s Ballfields”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →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)

1. 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