buñuelo
Spanish, noun/buˈɲwelo/
buñuelo is spelled B-U-Ñ-U-E-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 79,842nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buñuelo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “beignet (type of donut)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Alimento compuesto de masa de harina que se fríe en abundante aceite. La masa puede prepararse con agua…”.
What does buñuelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebeignet (type of donut)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Alimento compuesto de masa de harina que se fríe en abundante aceite. La masa puede prepararse con agua, leche, huevo o levadura. Pueden llevar un relleno salado o dulce.
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 buñuelo
- buñuelos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce buñuelo?
- /buˈɲwelo/
- [buˈɲwe.lo]
- [buˈɲwelo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to buñuelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is buñuelo in Spanish?
buñuelo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).