Spanish word

galleta

Pronunciation

IPA/gaˈʝeta/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncookie

Example

¿Quieres una galleta?

Do you want a cookie?

Illustration for galleta (cookie)

More examples

Prefiero una galleta casera con café.

I prefer a homemade cookie with coffee.

Core concept

Small sweet or plain baked snack often served with hot drinks.

Common phrases

  • galleta de chocolate

    chocolate cookie

  • galleta casera

    homemade cookie

Similar words

galletita: Tiny, light-textured bite-size baked sweet.
magdalena: Small sweet cake baked in a paper cup or muffin tin.
pastelito: Small individually wrapped sweet pastry or cake.
bollería: Assorted sweet breads and pastries typically eaten for breakfast.

Definition in Spanish

Galleta es un sustantivo que designa una porción pequeña de masa horneada, normalmente consumida sola o junto con café o té.

Word origin

Borrowed from Old French galette 'flat cake' and formed in Spanish with -eta to refer to a little flat baked product.

Usage tips

  • When a savory cracker is meant speakers usually add salada or name the variety, because galleta alone commonly implies a sweet snack.

Other meanings

  • biscuitnoun
  • crackernoun

Related words

  • galletitasmall cookienoun
  • galletónlarge cookienoun

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