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dulce de leche

US/ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/

dulce de leche noun: a South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.

dulce de leche: a South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk
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Noun

dulce de leche (uncountable)

  1. A South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.
    • Unlike dulce de leche, in which milk is cooked down with sugar until it thickens into gold, the milk stays white here — burfi comes from the Persian word for snow — for a purer flavor.2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin of dulce de leche

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish dulce de leche (literally “sweet [made] of milk”). Compare dolcelatte.

Questions about dulce de leche

What does dulce de leche mean?
Dulce de leche means a South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.
What part of speech is dulce de leche?
Dulce de leche is a noun.
How do you pronounce dulce de leche?
Dulce de leche is pronounced /ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/ (US).

Words near dulce de leche in the dictionary

  1. Dulbu
  2. dulcacid
  3. dulcamara
  4. dulcamarin
  5. dulce
  6. dulce de leche
  7. Dulce Nombre de María
  8. dulced
  9. dulcely
  10. dulceness
  11. dulceous

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