cazuelita

Spanish

Etymology

From cazuela +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaθweˈlita/ [ka.θweˈli.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kasweˈlita/ [ka.sweˈli.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ca‧zue‧li‧ta

Noun

cazuelita f (plural cazuelitas)

1. diminutive of cazuela
   • 2015 September 24, “Birmingham, capital del ‘curry’”, in El País‎^[1]:

     El balti es el curry de Birmingham, que se sirve muy caliente en una cazuelita de acero de fondo plano acompañado, a menudo, de pan naan gigante.

     Balti is a curry from Birmingham that is served quite hot in a small steel cooking dish with a flat bottom accompanied, often, by gigantic naan.

2. a Mexican appetizer consisting of corn masa in the formed into the shape of a small casserole dish, fried in oil, and topped with various fillings