turronn.
/tʊəˈrɒn/ A Spanish sweetmeat resembling nougat, made from almonds and honey; a piece of this.
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praline1714
almond snow1723
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turron1918
1918 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 33 The best hams of Montanchez, the finest turron from Jijona.
1950 E. David Bk. Mediterranean Food 153 In the winter there are..the sugar-plums of Nice; Spanish nougats and turrons; pralines from Aix-en-Provence.
1976 E. P. Benson Bulls of Ronda xvi. 100 Their desserts were to his taste... ‘You can bring me some turrones.’ He selected two of the creamiest.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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