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

• panella (obsolete)

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/

Noun

panela f (plural panelas)

1. pot
2. cooking pan.

Coordinate terms

• tacho
• testo

Spanish

Etymology

From pan.

Noun

panela f ‎(plural panelas)

1. panela (solid piece of unrefined sugar)

Synonyms

• atado dulce
• chancaca
• empanizao
• papelón
• piloncillo
• panocha
• raspadura
• rapadura