What Novia means
Novia is a Mexican bread name of Spanish origin meaning "bride, girlfriend". It comes from Spanish novia (bride, girlfriend). It is pronounced NOH-vyah, and it is most associated with the whole country.
One of a small family of pan dulce named for courtship, alongside beso (kiss) and corbata (necktie). Mexican bakery naming is affectionate rather than descriptive far more often than people expect.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Mexican pan dulce is named by shape, and the names are pure visual poetry: concha (shell), oreja (ear), cuernito (little horn), ojo de buey (ox eye), corbata (necktie), puerquito (little pig), bigote (moustache).
