Phrase guide

dulce de leche

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌdulseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/
  • US: /ˌdʌlseɪ də ˈlɛtʃeɪ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish dulce de leche (literally “sweet [made] of milk”). Compare dolcelatte.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: almívar de llet — sweet dairy spread
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜奶布丁 (tián nǎi bù dīng) — sweet dairy spread
  • Esperanto: karamelkremo — sweet dairy spread
  • Esperanto: laktokaramelo — sweet dairy spread
  • Finnish: kinuski — sweet dairy spread
  • Finnish: dulce de leche — sweet dairy spread
  • French: confiture de lait — sweet dairy spread
  • Hebrew: רִבַּת חָלָב (ribát khaláv) — sweet dairy spread
  • Italian: dolce di latte — sweet dairy spread
  • Japanese: ドゥルセ・デ・レチェ (duruse de reche) — sweet dairy spread
  • Japanese: ドルセ・デ・レチェ (doruse de reche) — sweet dairy spread
  • Japanese: デルセ・デ・リッチ (deruse de ritchi) — sweet dairy spread
  • Korean: 둘세데레체 (dulsedereche) — sweet dairy spread
  • Polish: kajmak — sweet dairy spread
  • Portuguese: doce de leite — sweet dairy spread
  • Spanish: dulce de leche — sweet dairy spread
  • Spanish: manjar blanco — sweet dairy spread
  • Spanish: manjar — sweet dairy spread
  • Spanish: leche poleada — sweet dairy spread
  • Spanish: arequipe — sweet dairy spread
  • Spanish: natillas — sweet dairy spread
  • Swedish: dulce de leche — sweet dairy spread