Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ensaïmada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-saima-da
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ensaimada.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I tell you, it’s not the same / So many things have changed / I’ve seen sweets by the fist-full / Scattered all over the streets / And bakers hawking ensaïmades / For only six centimes each . . ."
"Next I would eat some ensaïmadas, small spiraled Majorcan pastries that are very popular in Barcelona."
"Mallorcan ensaïmades, dusted with icing. The light pastry spirals dusted with icing sugar that flake perfectly."
"Place the ensaïmadas on a couple of baking trays and cover them with a damp tea towel."
"It was a day filled with echocardiograms and delicious samples of ensaïmada."
"Google tip: ask Google what the oldest pastry shop is in Mallorca and it’ll lead you to Ca’n Joan De s’Aigo. Their ensaïmades are lighter than air."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ensaïmadas (plural) ensaïmades (plural)

Questions

What does ensaïmada mean?: Alternative form of ensaimada.

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