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Spanish
Etymology
diminutive of bocado (“mouthful”), from bocado + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bokaˈdiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /bokaˈdiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bokaˈdiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bokaˈdiʒo/
- Syllabification: bo‧ca‧di‧llo
Noun
bocadillo m (plural bocadillos)
- (Spain) submarine sandwich
- Synonyms: (Spain) bocata, (Mexico) torta
Tengo carne, queso y tomates en mi bocadillo.- There is meat, cheese and tomatoes in my sandwich.
- (Colombia, Venezuela, Panama) guava jelly/jam
- (Rest of the World) snack, bite to eat
Necesito un bocadillo.- I need a snack.
- (comics) speech bubble (rounded outline, containing words, representing speech)
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