alfeñique

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَانِيد (fānīd) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian پانید (pānīd, “sugar candy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfeˈɲike/ [al.feˈɲi.ke]
• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: al‧fe‧ñi‧que

Noun

alfeñique m (plural alfeñiques)

1. alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary
2. weakling, a weak person

Descendants

• → French: alphénic
  • → English: alphenic

Further reading

• “alfeñique”, 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
• alfeñique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia