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alfajores

alfajores is the plural of alfajor.

Meaning of alfajor

Noun

alfajor (plural alfajores or alfajors)

  1. A popular confection in South America usually made of flour, honey, and nuts and filled with a milk-based filling. Traditionally the filling was manjar blanco, but today it is typically dulce de leche.
    • My favorite was the simplest: alfajor, a double-deck Peruvian cookie, spread with a layer of caramel.2010 March 26, Patricia Brooks, “Culinary Surprises and Peruvian Charm”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022

Origin of alfajores

Borrowed from Spanish alfajores.

Questions about alfajores

What is alfajores the plural of?
Alfajores is the plural of alfajor.

Words near alfajores in the dictionary

  1. alfacalcidol
  2. alfadolone
  3. alfaia
  4. alfaias
  5. alfajor
  6. alfajores
  7. alfajors
  8. alfaki
  9. alfakih
  10. alfakihs
  11. alfakis

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