buñuelo

  

bu·ñu·e·lo

[boon-yoo-ey-loh; Spanish boo-nywe-law]
noun, plural bu·ñu·e·los [boon-yoo-ey-lohz; Spanish boo-nywe-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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Buñuelo is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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