alfeñique

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَانِيد (fānīd) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian پانید (pānīd, “sugar candy”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alfeñique m (plural alfeñiques)

  1. alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary
  2. weakling, a weak person

Descendants

  • → French: alphénic

Further reading

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