marouchinos
Definitions
n. Almond macaroons.
Example Sentences
"Our Ashkenazi friends have enjoyed learning to make burekas and biscochos for their Shabbat tables and marouchinos (almond macaroons) and ashuplados (meringue cookies) for Pesch [Pesach] and festive occasions." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
Etymology
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
maruchinos, marunchinos, marounchinos
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