alfajores

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A form of alfajor — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of alfajor

Origin

  1. Spanishalfajores
  2. Spanishalfajores
  3. Englishalfajores

Borrowed from Spanish alfajores.

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alfajores. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfajores

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