How to Say "elephant ear" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “elephant ear” is “palmera” — B1 level.
English → SpanishB1
nounB1
common US name for similar pastries
Examples
Mi merienda favorita es una palmera de chocolate.
My favorite afternoon snack is a chocolate-covered palmier.
Estas palmeras de hojaldre son muy crujientes.
These puff pastry palmiers are very crunchy.
Compramos unas palmeras gigantes en la pastelería.
We bought some giant palmiers at the bakery.
Shape-based Naming
The pastry is named 'palmera' because its shape resembles the fanned-out leaf of a palm tree.
Not just a 'galleta'
Mistake: “Quiero una galleta de chocolate (pointing at a palmera).”
Correction: Quiero una palmera de chocolate. (In Spanish, a 'galleta' is a small cookie; a 'palmera' is its own specific category of pastry).
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