bocadillo
Spanish, noun/bokaˈdiʝo/
bocadillo is spelled B-O-C-A-D-I-L-L-O (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,124th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bocadillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sandwich” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comida compuesta por uno o varios ingredientes entre dos o más capas de pan”.
What does bocadillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spainmasculinesandwich
Tengo carne, queso y tomates en mi bocadillo.
- 2
masculineguava jelly/jam
- 3
masculinesnack, bite to eat
Necesito un bocadillo.
- 4
masculinespeech bubble (rounded outline, containing words, representing speech)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Comida compuesta por uno o varios ingredientes entre dos o más capas de pan 2. En las historietas superficie más o menos delimitada de diversas formas aunque habitualmente redonda, generalmente saliendo de la boca del personaje, que contiene palabras u otros símbolos para representar lo que está diciendo o pensando el personaje. 3. Clase de cinta muy estrecha. 4. Papel de muy poco texto representado por un actor.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bocadillo
- bocadillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bocadillo?
- /bokaˈdiʝo/
- [bo.kaˈð̞i.ʝo]
- [bokaˈð̞iʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bocadillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bocadillo in Spanish?
bocadillo appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).