bocadillo

Spanish

Etymology

From bocado +‎ -illo (diminutive).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bokaˈdiʝo/ [bo.kaˈð̞i.ʝo]

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

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• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: bo‧ca‧di‧llo

Noun

bocadillo m (plural bocadillos)

1. (Spain) submarine sandwich

   Synonyms: (Spain) bocata, (Mexico) 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)

Derived terms

• bocadillería
• bocata

See also

• sándwich (sandwich made with sandwich bread)

Further reading

• “bocadillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024