antojito
English
Etymology
From Spanish antojito.
Noun
antojito (plural antojitos)
- Any of various types of snack or appetizer in Mexican cuisine, such as a torta or pambazo.
- 2009, January 16, “Marian Burros”, in Penn Quarter’s International Flavor:
- At this little-plates restaurant, where tapas are called antojitos, even the salads are refreshingly different: slices of chayote topped with crumbled queso fresco and sprinkled with crushed peanuts in a hibiscus dressing.
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Anagrams
- jotation
Spanish
Etymology
From antojo (“craving”) + -ito (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antoˈxito/ [ãn̪.t̪oˈxi.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: an‧to‧ji‧to
Noun
antojito m (plural antojitos)
- antojito
Further reading
- “antojitos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014