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Meaning of alajú




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

alajú
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Turkish delight or alajuz is a sweet prepared with cornmeal bread, walnuts or almonds and honey. It is similar to a cake. It is typical of Valencia and Castile in Spain. It is similar to a gingerbread. The word is of Arabic origin and means filling

  




Felipe Lorenzo del Río

Of the Hispanic Arabic Al-hasu, filling. Sweet of the province of Cuenca, la Alcarria, and Castilla la Mancha, made with a paste of honey, almonds or walnuts or pine nuts, bread crumbs and orange essence, forming a cake between two wafers, similar to nougat.

  



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