Coconut pudding (Puerto Rico) in Spanish
Coconut pudding (Puerto Rico) in Spanish is tembleque (tehm-BLEH-keh). It's masculine: el tembleque.
- Spanish
- el tembleque
- Say it
- el tehm-BLEH-keh
- Gender
- Masculine: el tembleque
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Puerto Rican food and ingredient words
The other words in step 3 of Puerto Rican Spanish Words.
- la chinaorange fruit (Puerto Rico) · lah CHEE-nah
- la parchapassion fruit (Puerto Rico) · lah PAHR-chah
- el guineobanana (Puerto Rico) · el gee-NEH-oh
- la habichuelabean (Puerto Rico) · lah ah-bee-CHWEH-lah
- el gandulpigeon pea · el gahn-DOOL
- el mofongomashed-plantain dish · el moh-FOHN-goh
- la alcapurriastuffed fritter (Puerto Rico) · lah ahl-kah-POO-ryah
- el bacalaítocod fritter (Puerto Rico) · el bah-kah-lah-EE-toh
- la piraguashaved-ice treat (Puerto Rico) · lah pee-RAH-gwah
Questions about tembleque
How do you say coconut pudding (Puerto Rico) in Spanish?
Coconut pudding (Puerto Rico) in Spanish is el tembleque.
How do you pronounce tembleque?
Say it tehm-BLEH-keh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: BLEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is tembleque masculine or feminine in Spanish?
tembleque is masculine, so it takes el: el tembleque.
What does tembleque mean in English?
In English, el tembleque means coconut pudding (Puerto Rico).
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