polvorón

From pólvora (“gunpowder”) +‎ -ón, from polvo (“dust, powder”), because it crumbles when it is eaten.

• IPA^(key): /polboˈɾon/ [pol.β̞oˈɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pol‧vo‧rón

polvorón m (plural polvorones)

1. a type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts, popular in Spain, Latin America and other former Spanish colonies, such as the Philippines, during Christmastime

   Hypernym: mantecado

• “polvorón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024