Spanish Conversation · Level 97
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Spanish word
rosquilla
Pronunciation
IPA/rosˈkiʝa/
Meaning
- feminine noundoughnut
Example
¿Quieres una rosquilla?
Do you want a doughnut?
More examples
Traje una rosquilla casera para el desayuno.
I brought a homemade doughnut for breakfast.
Core concept
Handheld fried sweet pastry formed in a ring.
Common phrases
una rosquilla de chocolate
chocolate doughnut
una rosquilla casera
homemade doughnut
pedir una rosquilla
order a doughnut
Similar words
dona: Fried sweet ring common in Latin America, often sold in bakeries or street stalls.
rosca: Ring-shaped sweet bread or pastry, baked or fried and often served for celebrations.
berlinesa: Round fried pastry usually without a hole, typically filled with jam or cream.
buñuelo: Light fried dough ball or disc, airy inside and often dusted with sugar.
Definition in Spanish
Pastelito de masa frita con forma de anillo, generalmente dulce y consumido como merienda o postre.
Word origin
The word comes from rosca 'ring' plus the diminutive -illa, indicating a smaller ring confection that in many dialects denotes a fried sweet snack.
Usage tips
- In casual speech dona or donut may appear, but rosquilla often implies a more traditional or homemade fried ring rather than an industrial donut.
Other meanings
- ring donutnoun
Related words
- rosquillitalittle doughnutnoun