Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pan dulce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: pan -dulce
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican sweet bread or pastry.

Example Sentences

"They also sell a pan dulce called 'quesadilla' which is sort of like pound cake made with bakers cheese; very very good."

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pan dulce (“sweet bread”).

Word Breakdown

Root: pan dulce

Inflected Forms

pan dulces (plural) panes dulces (plural)

Questions

What does pan dulce mean?: A Mexican sweet bread or pastry.
Where does pan dulce come from?: From Mexican Spanish pan dulce (“sweet bread”).

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