turron
/təˈɹɒn/
turron noun: a Spanish form of nougat made from almonds and honey.
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Noun
turron (countable and uncountable, plural turrones or turrons)
- A Spanish form of nougat made from almonds and honey.
- These loaves or blocks of turron are frequently a foot long and have the dimensions of American packaged bread. They come in many flavors, and may be pink, white, yellow, chocolate, green, or a stomach-churning blend of all five colors. […] The ubiquitous turrones in shop windows, frequently sliced...1982 December 26, Robert Packard, “Spain's Temptation for the Holidays”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of turron
| plural | turrones |
|---|---|
| plural | turrons |
| alternative form | turrón |
| alternative form | touron |
Origin of turron
From Spanish turrón, probably from Latin torrere (“to roast”).
Words that rhyme with turron
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- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
Questions about turron
- What does turron mean?
- Turron means a Spanish form of nougat made from almonds and honey.
- What part of speech is turron?
- Turron is a noun.
- How do you pronounce turron?
- Turron is pronounced /təˈɹɒn/.
- What is the plural of turron?
- The plural of turron is turrones.
Words near turron in the dictionary
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