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pet de monja

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Pets de monja

Etymology

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Literally, "nun's fart". Supposedly derived from earlier pit de monja "nun's breast", a reference to their shape.

Noun

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pet de monja m (plural pets de monja)

  1. A type of light cookie made of eggs creamed with sugar, flour, and lemon zest.
    Synonyms: pessic de monja, sospir de noia

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with the similarly-named French pastry pet-de-nonne, which is a type of choux pastry known in Catalan as bunyol de vent.

Further reading

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