Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: tur-on
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping thinly sliced bananas.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog turon, from Spanish turrón.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: turrón

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does turon mean?: A Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping thinly sliced bananas.
Where does turon come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce turon

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