rosquilleta
Spanish
Etymology
From rosquilla (“doughnut”, diminutive of rosca) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roskiˈʝeta/ [ros.kiˈʝe.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /roskiˈʎeta/ [ros.kiˈʎe.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /roskiˈʃeta/ [ros.kiˈʃe.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /roskiˈʒeta/ [ros.kiˈʒe.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: ros‧qui‧lle‧ta
Noun
rosquilleta f (plural rosquilletas)
- a sort of Spanish crunchy breadstick