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torrone

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torrone

  • /torˈrone/

Where it comes from

dallo spagnolo turrón, derivazione di turrar ossia tostare, arrostire, che deriva dal latino torrēre ( sottintendendo) le mandorle oppure dal nome del Torrazzo, la torre del duomo di Cremona

noun torroni

  1. gastronomia dolce italiano con mandorle leggermente tostate, nocciole e inserito in due strati di ostia

Similar: croccante, mandorlato

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: croccante, mandorlato

In English

  • nougat a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
  • turron nougat — see also nougat

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MLA

"torrone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/torrone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

torrone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/torrone

Chicago

"torrone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/torrone.

BibTeX
@misc{torrone_2026,
  title = {torrone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/torrone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}