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panela

panela

English

Noun

panela (uncountable)

  1. An unrefined sugar product typical of Central and South America, which is basically a solid piece of sucrose and fructose obtained from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane.

Translations


Portuguese

panela

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese panela, panella, from Vulgar Latin *pannella, diminutive of the word panna (frying pan), from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē).

Pronunciation

Noun

panela f (plural panelas)

  1. pot
  2. cooking pan.

Coordinate terms


Spanish

Etymology

From pan.

Noun

panela f (plural panelas)

  1. panela (solid piece of unrefined sugar)

Synonyms