cemita
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From acemite (“bran”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈmita/ [θeˈmi.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈmita/ [seˈmi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: ce‧mi‧ta
Noun
cemita f (plural cemitas)
- (Mexico, Nicaragua) a type of bread roll, or a sandwich served on this type of roll
- (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) a type of sweet roll or fruit-filled pastry
Further reading
- “cemita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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