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vigilante

/bixiˈlante/

adjective/bixiˈlante/

watchful, alert, wakeful

Synonyms: alerta, listo

Borrowed from Latin vigilantem.

noun, masculine/bixiˈlante/plural: vigilantes

a roll made from puff pastry, similar to a croissant, often topped with quince cheese or pastry cream

From Argentinian anarchist bakers who named their pastries in a provocative manner as a political statement. These pastries in particular were named after police batons in reference to their straight and tubular shape.

noun, masculine/bixiˈlante/plural: vigilantes

clipping of postre vigilante (an Argentinian dessert combining a sweet ingredient (often quince cheese) and cheese)

Synonyms: queso y dulce, postre Martín Fierro