buñuelo
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Spanish
Etymology
Diminutive of Old Spanish *boño, akin to Ladino bimuelo, Catalan bunyol (both “fritter, doughnut”). The underlying noun is at hand in Catalan bony (“bulge”). Further origin uncertain. Theories include a Gothic *𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌾𐍉 (*buggjō, “lump”) or identity with moño (“bun of hair”), itself probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
Pronunciation
Noun
buñuelo m (plural buñuelos)
- beignet (type of donut)
- 1882, Benito Pérez Galdós, El amigo Manso:
- Renuncio a la Farmacia con tal de que usted me acompañe a tomar buñuelos
- I will renounce the Pharmacy as long as you join me for a beignet
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Further reading
- “buñuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28