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Where does “turrón” come from?

turrón (Spanish) comes from Latin torrere, from Latin torreo, from Proto-Italic torzēō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.

turrón (Spanish): A sweet made from almonds, similar to nougat

Definitions

  1. A sweet made from almonds, similar to nougat

Ancestry of “turrón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorrerepresent active infinitive of torreō;...
2LatintorreoI scorch, burn, parch; I roast, bake; I nip,...
3Proto-Italictorzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “turrón”

  • turron
  • turrón
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