el alfeñique
-the weakling
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alfeñique

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Con agua de cebada y azúcar se elaboraba antiguamente el alfeñique, golosina consistente en unas barras de pasta dulce, delgadas y retorcidas, buenas contra la tos, la ronquera y la aspereza de la tráquea.
With water, barley and sugar, a candy called alfeñique was prepared in the past, consisted of thin and twisted bars, good against cough and hoarseness of the trachea.
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