bocadillo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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diminutive of bocado (mouthful), from bocado +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bokaˈdiʝo/ [bo.kaˈð̞i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /bokaˈdiʎo/ [bo.kaˈð̞i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bokaˈdiʃo/ [bo.kaˈð̞i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bokaˈdiʒo/ [bo.kaˈð̞i.ʒo]

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: bo‧ca‧di‧llo

Noun

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bocadillo m (plural bocadillos)

  1. (Spain) sandwich
    Synonyms: (Spain) bocata, (Mexico) torta, (Central America) emparedado, sánduche, sándwich, sándwiche, torta
    Tengo carne, queso y tomates en mi bocadillo.
    There is meat, cheese and tomatoes in my sandwich.
  2. (Colombia, Venezuela, Panama) guava jelly/jam
  3. (Rest of the World) snack, bite to eat
    Necesito un bocadillo.
    I need a snack.
  4. (comics) speech bubble (rounded outline, containing words, representing speech)

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “bocadillo en España, sándwich en América”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2018 October 14 (last accessed), archived from the original on 15 October 2018

Further reading

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