Unrefined cane sugar block in Spanish
Unrefined cane sugar block in Spanish is panela (pah-NEH-lah). It's feminine: la panela.
- Spanish
- la panela
- Say it
- lah pah-NEH-lah
- Gender
- Feminine: la panela
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- la arepacorn cake (Colombia) · lah ah-REH-pah
- el pandebonoColombian cheese bread · el pahn-deh-BOH-noh
- la almojábanacheese-and-corn bread roll · lah ahl-moh-HAH-bah-nah
- el ajiacoColombian chicken-and-potato soup · el ah-HYAH-koh
- el sancochohearty meat-and-root-vegetable soup · el sahn-KOH-choh
- el patacónfried flattened plantain · el pah-tah-KOHN
- el mecatosnack food / sweets (Colombia) · el meh-KAH-toh
- el lulolulo fruit · el LOO-loh
Questions about panela
How do you say unrefined cane sugar block in Spanish?
Unrefined cane sugar block in Spanish is la panela.
How do you pronounce panela?
Say it pah-NEH-lah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: NEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is panela masculine or feminine in Spanish?
panela is feminine, so it takes la: la panela.
What does panela mean in English?
In English, la panela means unrefined cane sugar block.
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