What Trenza means
Trenza is a Mexican bread name of Spanish origin meaning "braid". It comes from Spanish trenza (braid, plait). It is pronounced TREN-sah, and it is most associated with the whole country.
Three ropes of dough plaited exactly like hair, then glazed. The word is the ordinary Spanish one for a braid worn on the head.
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).
