Mar 15, 2004 20:58
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

dulce de leche

Spanish to English Other Food & Drink
dulce de leche

Proposed translations

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dulce de leche / caramel

I like leaving it in Spanish and italicizing it, but if you must translate, probably "caramel" would be the best.
Peer comment(s):

agree NICHES
0 min
Gracias!
agree Sol : yes... but caramel is not the same
2 mins
No, it's not... but it's what it most looks like. I would definitely leave it as "dulce de leche", in italics.
agree aniles : Caramel comes closest to it.
4 mins
Thanks!
agree Todd Field
8 mins
Thanks, Todd!
agree David Lowery
12 mins
Thanks!
agree David Russi : dulce de leche, with a good English accent (doolsee doh lechee)
14 mins
And in "American", it's called "Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!"
agree Ltemes
15 mins
Thanks!
agree whoever : I would call it "milk caramel", since it´s made from evaporated/condensed milk.
18 mins
agree Indiana : estoy de acuerdo con whoever: ¨milk caramel¨ me parece muy bien.
48 mins
agree Margaret Schroeder : Although "caramel" is a good approximation for those who've never heard of it, "dulce de leche" is seen more and more in English. Don't miss this link; http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=...
2 hrs
agree Gabriel Aramburo Siegert : Mi preferido en la lejanaaa infancia. Hoy día no se puede por lo de la barriga. Un abrazo.
3 hrs
agree Veronika Walther : dulce de leche but if translation needed, milk caramel
4 hrs
agree Mar Brotons : It seems to be used in Spanish in most places, but this link follows the milk caramel option http://www.dulcedeleche.net/english.html
13 hrs
agree Maria Eugenia Farre
14 hrs
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1 hr

milk dessert

such as rice-cream, ice-cream, custard, youghurt, i.e. anything to do with a milk-based product. This is NOT caramel (which is sugar dissolved in water. NO milk is used).
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1 hr

milk preserve

I have often seen and heard "dulce de leche" referred to as "milk preserve" and I think this rendering covers both components of the Spanish term.

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Note added at 1 hr 53 mins (2004-03-15 22:52:18 GMT)
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perhaps italicize \"dulce de leche\" as suggested and follow up with milk preserve in brackets
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2 hrs

toffeed milk dessert

hth
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