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Muéganos

"stuck-together cluster"

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MWEH·gah·nos

Where it comes from

Spanish muégano (a cluster of things stuck together), of unsettled origin

What Muéganos means

Muéganos is a Mexican sweet name of Spanish origin meaning "stuck-together cluster". It comes from Spanish muégano (a cluster of things stuck together), of unsettled origin. It is pronounced MWEH-gah-nos, and it is most associated with Puebla.

Cubes of fried dough glued into a block with piloncillo syrup, sold in Tehuacán since the early 1900s. Etymologists have floated mégano (sand dune) and the obsolete muérgano, but neither fits the sense and the word's origin is genuinely open.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: From colonial convent sweets like ate and jamoncillo to the chili-and-tamarind candies of the modern corner shop. Alegría means "joy", borrachito means "little drunk one", and muégano's name is a mystery even to Mexicans.

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Muéganos means stuck-together cluster

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