curabie
Definitions
n. Nut-based cookies covered in powdered sugar.
Example Sentences
"She baked everything: biscochos de huevo (crisp cookies), boyos, borekas, curabies (nut cookies covered with powdered sugar), ojaldres (savory filo pastries), mustachudos (spicy nut cookies), pastelicos and more." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
Who Uses This
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
Regions
- North America
Dictionaries
- None
Alternative Spellings
kurabie, kurabee, curabee, kurabiye, curabiye, kourabiede
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