dulce de leche en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdʌlseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/ (US)
- /ˌdʌltʃeɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/ (US)
- /ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/ (US)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish dulce de leche (literally “sweet [made] of milk”). Compare dolcelatte.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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:
Translations (22)
he רִבַּת חָלָב (sweet dairy spread) · eo karamelkremo (sweet dairy spread) · fi dulce de leche (sweet dairy spread) · ko 둘세데레체 (sweet dairy spread) · fi kinuski (sweet dairy spread) · sv dulce de leche (sweet dairy spread) · es leche poleada (sweet dairy spread) · ja ドルセ・デ・レチェ (sweet dairy spread) · it dolce di latte (sweet dairy spread) · cmn 甜奶布丁 (sweet dairy spread) · pt doce de leite (sweet dairy spread) · es manjar blanco (sweet dairy spread) · es arequipe (sweet dairy spread) · es dulce de leche (sweet dairy spread) · es natillas (sweet dairy spread) · ja ドゥルセ・デ・レチェ (sweet dairy spread) · pl kajmak (sweet dairy spread) · ca almívar de llet (sweet dairy spread) · es manjar (sweet dairy spread) · eo laktokaramelo (sweet dairy spread) · fr confiture de lait (sweet dairy spread) · ja デルセ・デ・リッチ (sweet dairy spread)