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Meaning of dulce de leche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/

Definitions

A South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.

uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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