turon

See also: turrón, turón, turoń, and Turoń

English

Turon

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog turon, from Spanish turrón.

Noun

turon (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) A Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping thinly sliced bananas.

Esperanto

Noun

turon

1. accusative singular of turo

Finnish

Noun

turon

1. genitive singular of turo

Anagrams

• norut, runot, ruton, torun

Tagalog

Turon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish turrón (“almond nougat confection”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈɾon/ [t̪ʊˈɾon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tu‧ron

Noun

turón (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. turon (Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping thinly sliced bananas)

   Synonyms: minatamis na saging, lumpiyang saging, (Batangas, Quezon) sagimis, (Rizal) priter

2. nougat confection mixed with cashews or other nuts wrapped in rice paper

Derived terms

• turon de-kasoy

See also

• balensiya
• maruya
• pastrak

 

Further reading

• “turon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018