Etymology

turron

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Today it means: A Spanish form of nougat made from almonds and honey. Full definition →

Spanish turrón ← Latin torrere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtorrere“to roast”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromturrón
  3. English todayturron

From Spanish turrón, probably from Latin torrere (“to roast”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishturrón all →

turon

Latintorrere all →

torrent

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