dulce

Definitions of dulce
  1. noun
    a food rich in sugar
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    golosina
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
    chicle, goma de mascar
    a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
    peladilla
    candy containing a fruit or nut
    marrasquino
    cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
    caramelo
    a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
    caramelo, tofe
    caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
    confitura, fruta confitada, fruta escarchada
    fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
    azúcar quemado, caramelo
    firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
    algodón de azúcar
    a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
    regaliz
    a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
    chupachupa, piruleta
    hard candy on a stick
    pastilla
    a small aromatic or medicated candy
    mazapán
    almond paste and egg whites
    turrón, turrón blando
    nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
    praliné
    cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
    caramelo
    made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
    trufa
    creamy chocolate candy
    conserva
    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
    huevo de Pascua
    an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
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    exquisitez, golosina
    something considered choice to eat
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