churro
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃuro/
churro is spelled C-H-U-R-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,788th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Churro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “churro (type of fried pastry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Masa de agua, harina y sal moldeada en forma cilíndrica y estriada y frita, que se toma como tentempié o para…”.
What does churro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechurro (type of fried pastry)
- 2
colloquialmasculinejoint (marijuana cigarette)
- 3
colloquialmasculinebotch, mess, disaster
adjective
- 1
colloquialobsoleteattractive
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinespunk, Adonis, beefcake (physically desirable man)
adjective
- 1
having coarse wool
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Masa de agua, harina y sal moldeada en forma cilíndrica y estriada y frita, que se toma como tentempié o para el desayuno o la merienda. 2. Obra de mala calidad. 3. Cigarrillo de marihuana.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a una variedad de ovejas, nativas de la Península Ibérica y en especial de Aragón, de mucho vigor y lana larga y tosca. 2. Que pertenece o concierne a la lana de las churras₁ ^([cita requerida]). 3. Que habla el castellano con visible influencia del aragonés. Aplicado también a quien habla el valenciano mal y con visible influencia del castellano.
noun: 1. Borrego de un año de edad.
adjective: 1. De gran atractivo físico o elegancia.
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 churro
- churros plural
- churra feminine
- churras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce churro?
- /ˈt͡ʃuro/
- [ˈt͡ʃu.ro]
- [ˈt͡ʃuro]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to churro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is churro in Spanish?
churro appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).