is it pan dulce or pan de dulce

Question

I've heard many people call sweet bread pan de dulce. I've always called it pan dulce. I don't understand where people get the "de". Usually in Spanish its backwards like sweet bread would be pan dulce. Or another example would be toast bread. Pan tostado. You wouldn't say pan de tostado. If anyone knows the true way it should be, please share. Please don't reply something like "my family has always said".

Answer 1

Your understanding is right. Using "de" is incorrect because "dulce" is an adjective in this case. To use "de," "pan" would have to be accompanied by a noun, ie: "pan de trigo," "pan de azucar," etc.

A sensible grammatical response, one which even I understand, hehe. - Eddy, Aug 31, 2012

Answer 2

La correcta pronunciación es pan dulce,y (de)son simplemente fuera del contexto mi amigo!! espero te ayude un poco esto,,,

Answer 3

Pan dulce es correcto, pero tambien, para mi, es una mentira. Pan dulce no es dulce para una boca acostumbrado de pan dulce de los estatos unidos.

A veces puedo encontrar una dona de los E.E.U.U. aqui en baja y el sabor de una dona mexicana y una de los E.E.U.U. es muy distinto.

Answer 4

I say the same-- "pan dulce" is correct -- no "de" in there.

Answer 5

¿Tengo que una dulce de dientes, entonces donde puedo comprar esta pan dulce, por favor?

O ¿cómo puedo hacer esta pan ?