Spanish Conversation · Level 47
75 words
Spanish word
rosco
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈrosko/
Meaning
- masculine noundonut
Example
¿Quieres un rosco con café?
Would you like a donut with your coffee?
More examples
Me comí un rosco después del almuerzo.
I ate a donut after lunch.
Core concept
Small fried or baked pastry formed as a ring.
Common phrases
comer un rosco
eat a donut
un rosco con café
a donut with coffee
comprar un rosco
buy a donut
Similar words
rosquilla: Small, lightly fried ring-shaped pastry often eaten as a snack.
dona: American-style sweet round pastry with a central hole, often glazed.
buñuelo: Traditional fried dough ball or fritter, irregularly shaped and usually sugared.
rosca: Large ring-shaped sweet used for festivals or celebrations, sometimes decorated.
Definition in Spanish
Bollo dulce, normalmente frito o al horno, con forma de aro y un agujero en el centro, consumido como bollería o merienda.
Word origin
The word derives from rosca 'ring', transferring the shape name to this kind of pastry.
Usage tips
- Bakeries often use variant names such as rosquilla or English loanwords, so the same item may appear under different names on menus.
Other meanings
- ringnoun
Related words
- rosquillamini donutnoun
- roscónlarge ring-shaped pastrynoun