buñuelo

[boon-yoo-ey-loh; Sp. boo-nywe-law]

noun, plural bu·ñu·e·los

[-lohz; Sp. -laws] . Mexican Cookery.

a thin, round, fried pastry, often dusted with cinnamon sugar.

Origin:
< Mexican Spanish; Spanish: doughnut, fritter; compare Catalan bunyol bun, bony lump, bulge; akin to the Romance base of bunion, beignet

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Main Entry:	buñuelo
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a thin deep-fried Mexican pastry sprinkled with cinnamon sugar
Usage:	cooking

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