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dulce de leche

Noun CEFR C1
ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ

Definitions

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

uncountable

Equivalents

8 more languages

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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See also

Dulce Nombre de María dulceness Dulcești Dulcet Dulcetly dulcian

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