alfajor.
A popular confection in Andalusia usually made with honey, almonds, nuts, and spices such as clove and coriander.
Meaning & usage
A popular confection in Andalusia usually made with honey, almonds, nuts, and spices such as clove and coriander.
alfajor (a popular confection in South America usually filled with dulce de leche)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish alfaxor, beginning as a more jammy food from Andalusian Arabic الْفَشُور (al-fašūr, “nectar, juice”), from Arabic أَفْشُرَج (ʔafšuraj, “juice”). Somewhere surely mixed up with alfaxú, alajú from حَشْو (ḥašw, “filling”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.