alajú
Spanish edit
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Etymology edit
From Andalusian Arabic الحَشُو (al-ḥašú), from Arabic حَشْو (ḥašw, “stuffing, filling”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alajú m (plural alajús or alajúes)
- (Spain) a sweet paste of almonds, nuts and bread crumbs mixed with spices and honey
- (Spain) a traditional confection made by spreading this paste between two wafers
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “alajú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014