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Spanish term or phrase:	Alfajores
English translation:	Alfajores
Entered by:	Rantes

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1:58pm Apr 14, 2004

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Dairy

Spanish term or phrase: Alfajores

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Anastin

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Questions: 14 (1 open)
Answers: 75

United States

Clarification request(s) and response

nothing: 2:06pm Apr 14, 2004: There are several kinds of sweets and cakes with that name in different countries. Do you know what country is the document from? -

Alfajores

Explanation:
you should leave the original word and explain between brackets(soft cookies filled with caramel and coverd in chocolate or sugar bath)

Selected response from:

Rantes
Canada

Note from asker to answerer

Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

Alfajores

Sol

5 +1

Alfajores

Rantes

vanilla/chocolate covered biscuits filled with dulce de leche (milk preserve)

David Hollywood

puff pastries

SMLS

sweet biscuit with dulce de leche filling

María Teresa Taylor Oliver

caramel-filled puff pastries

Ivannia Garcia

Answers

4 mins confidence:

puff pastries

Explanation:
Could also be a form of fudge if talking about sweet foods.

SMLS
Ireland
Native speaker of:

English

7 mins confidence:

caramel-filled puff pastries

Explanation:
it really depends on the region. This is what they are in Costa Rica.

good luck!

Ivannia Garcia
Costa Rica
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

5 mins confidence:

sweet biscuit with dulce de leche filling

Explanation:
alfajor sustantivo masculino (Cono Sur, Venezuela) sweet biscuit with filling
(España) sweet eaten at Christmas

It's a sweet biscuit with dulce de leche filling.

It could also mean the dulce de leche as an ingredient.

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-04-14 14:05:36 GMT)
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dulce de leche (Argentina) caramel spread

And also in other countries. It\'s like caramel/vanilla fudge.

http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=dulce
http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=alfajor

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Native speaker of:

Spanish

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Alfajores

Explanation:
I believe the names of ethnic foods should be kept the same. You could add an explanation in parentesis, like "delicious treat".

Sol
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Alfajores

Explanation:
you should leave the original word and explain between brackets(soft cookies filled with caramel and coverd in chocolate or sugar bath)

Rantes
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Gracias

14 mins confidence:

vanilla/chocolate covered biscuits filled with dulce de leche (milk preserve)

Explanation:
very tasty too :)

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-04-14 14:13:36 GMT)
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that\'s the Argentine version :)

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Note added at 17 mins (2004-04-14 14:15:35 GMT)
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maybe stay with \"Alfajores\" and put explanation in parentheses

David Hollywood
Argentina
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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Spanish: Alfajores

English translation: Alfajores