rosquilleta

Spanish

Etymology

From rosquilla (“doughnut”, diminutive of rosca) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /roskiˈʝeta/ [ros.kiˈʝe.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roskiˈʝeta/ [ros.kiˈʝe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /roskiˈʎeta/ [ros.kiˈʎe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roskiˈʃeta/ [ros.kiˈʃe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roskiˈʒeta/ [ros.kiˈʒe.t̪a]

• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ros‧qui‧lle‧ta

Noun

rosquilleta f (plural rosquilletas)

1. a sort of Spanish crunchy breadstick

Coordinate terms

• grisín, colín