Abstract

ZARAMA, Rosa-Isabel  and  RESTREPO-MANRIQUE, Cecilia. Meanings in the Lexicon of Candies in the Viceroyalty of New Granada and the First Colombian Republic. Hist. Soc. [online]. 2022, n.43, pp.181-207.  Epub Aug 22, 2022. ISSN 0121-8417.  https://doi.org/10.15446/hys.n43.98881.

In Colombia there are valuable writings about traditional sweets, but in the colonial period there is a lack of vocabulary that allows one to know the exact meaning of these denominations. In that context, the following question arose: can a characterization of colonial sweets be made through a lexicon about the world of sweets in the Viceroyalty of New Granada? The methodology started from a most common word list about those foods that were found in file documents or in voyager's books. Subsequently, through the comparative method, the meanings of those words were researched in colonial and contemporary dictionaries until finding a definition in accordance with the colonial context; words that were enriched and exemplified with quotes from documents and books of those years. The results of the research show the people's interest in consuming sugar preparations, which was expressed in a wide lexicon that contributed to defining Colombian candies. The contemporary use of some of those words evidence their permanence, evolution into other meanings or their disappearance. This vocabulary will allow those interested in the subject to count on solid bases for the interpretations they make of these foods.

Keywords : history of nutrition; food; gastronomy; food production; lexicography; glossary; dictionary; indexation language; candies; sugar; sugar press; trades; Viceroyalty of New Granada; New Granada; Colombia; 18^th Century; 19^th Century.

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