mollete

Asturian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈʎete/ [moˈʎe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: mo‧lle‧te

Noun

mollete m (plural molletes)

  1. a kind of unkneaded bread
    • 1875, Enriqueta González Rubín, Viaxe de Pachu el Sordu a Uviedo:
      anque nun veo mui bien, son unes lletres tan grandes como molletes que jaz la mio Baltasara
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1926, Pepín de Pría, Nel y flor, los dos rapazos‎[1] (poem):
      pos había llechi, mantega,
      un bon samartín colgando
      y guardaos na masera
      tienros molletes de trigu,
      de lo que güey non se preba
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “mollete”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

mollete m (plural molletes)

  1. muffin
    • 2015 July 27, “El nuevo mercado tradicional”, in El País‎[2]:
      En estos últimos meses han abierto establecimientos que ofrecen ceviches (El mono de la pila), tacos y enchiladas (Cuztamala), conservas (Latazo), baos -una especie de mollete chino relleno- (Buns & Bones) o comida vegana (Botanique).
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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