golosina

Definitions of golosina
  1. noun
    a strong appetite for sweet food
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    apetencia, apetito
    a feeling of craving something
  2. noun
    something considered choice to eat
    synonyms: exquisitez
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    bocado, chuchería
    a small tasty bit of food
    tapa
    an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
    dulce
    a food rich in sugar
    ambrosía, néctar
    (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
    gelatina, jalea
    an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
    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
    postre de gelatina
    jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water
    gelatina
    savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
    type of:
    comida, sustento
    a source of materials to nourish the body
  3. noun
    a small tasty bit of food
    synonyms: bocado, chuchería
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    type of:
    exquisitez
    something considered choice to eat
  4. noun
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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    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
    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
    huevo de Pascua
    an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
    menta
    a candy flavored with peppermint oil
    pastilla
    a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
    huevo de chocolate
    egg-shaped chocolate candy
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    dulce
    a food rich in sugar
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