tembleque

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noun

A coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nountembleque (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico.

Origin

  1. Spanishtembleque
  2. Englishtembleque

From Spanish tembleque (literally “trembling”), from its jelly-like texture.

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APA

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

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“tembleque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tembleque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tembleque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tembleque.

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