betun

Question

Is betun a U. S. spanish word for frosting/glaze'? I need to make sure that this is the US spanish translation.

Answer 1

As far as I know, this is shoeshine. A word for frosting is "escarcha".

Answer 2

I am stunned!!! This would sound REALLY FUNNY in Spain!

Tarta con betún....genial!!!

Answer 3

bolsa de masa para rollos de canela con betún..............

According to the dictionary (see Vernic's comment below), in Honduras and El Salvador it is a mix of sugar and egg whites mixed, used for cakes. In any other country (or in a different context in the previously mentioned countries), it is either shoe polish or bitumen.

Answer 4

I thought maybe it was meringue, but it's icing or frosting

Used in Mexico

Answer 5

bolsa de masa para rollos de canella con betun..............I need to make sure I proper spanish for a US market and I think betun is used more in certral america not US.

Answer 6

In Central america and Mexico "betún" also can be an admixture of sugar and egg white, that is used as decoration of some cakes and candies. (as the frosting paste)

Answer 7

hI, can we have some context'