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bocadillo

sandwich (on a bread roll)

noun boh-kah-DEE-yoh Rare

Origin: Diminutive of bocado ('mouthful'), from boca ('mouth').

Also means

speech bubble (in comics)

Usage Note

Bocadillo in Spain specifically means a sandwich made with a crusty barra of bread, distinguishing it from a sándwich made with sliced bread. In comics and cartoons, bocadillo (or bocata in slang) also means a speech bubble. The diminutive bocata is very common informal Spanish for the food sense.

Examples

"Me comí un bocadillo de jamón."

Natural Translation

I ate a ham sandwich.

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