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pandoro

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

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  • UK: /panˈdɔːɹəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹəʊ

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noun

Meaning 1

A sweet bread loaf of Veronese origin, in the shape of a star, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pandoro (literally “golden bread”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 意大利黃金麵包 /意大利黄金面包 (Yìdàlì huángjīn miànbāo) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃金麵包 /黄金面包 (huángjīn miànbāo) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潘多酪麵包 /潘多酪面包 (pānduōluò miànbāo) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Danish: pandoro — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Emilian: pandôr — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • French: pandoro — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • German: Pandoro — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Greek: παντόρο (pantóro) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Italian: pandoro — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Japanese: パンドーロ (pandōro) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Korean: 판도로 (pandoro) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Romagnol: pandôr — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Russian: пандо́ро (pandóro) — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star
  • Venetan: pandoro — Christmas sweet bread loaf in the shape of a star