alajú

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alhajú (rare)
• alaxú, alfaxú (previous forms)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحَشُو (al-ḥašú), from Arabic حَشْو (ḥašw, “stuffing, filling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈxu/ [a.laˈxu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧la‧jú
• Homophone: alhajú

Noun

alajú m (plural alajús or alajúes)

1. (Spain) a sweet paste of almonds, nuts and bread crumbs mixed with spices and honey
2. (Spain) a traditional confection made by spreading this paste between two wafers

See also

• alfajor

Further reading

• “alajú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10